Positioning text vertically in a text frame especially when it come to centering really comes in handy when there is a visible frame (or border). I tried using some script that from a link provided in an earlier post but the text ended up disapearing when the script added a rather large top and bottom margin to the text frame. I would hope that it gets added in future releases.
Steven On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:27 AM, John Beardmore <John at t4sltd.co.uk> wrote: > Roger wrote: > >> <snip> >> Is there a vertical alignment feature in Scribus version 1.3.3.13 for >> text frames? >> > Text is normally aligned to the top of the text frame but it would nice >> to >> > be able to center text vertically or align text to the bottom of the >> frame >> > by clicking a button or selecting from dropdown. So is there anything >> like >> > that and I can't see it? >> </snip> >> >> I'm coming in late here but on reflection I can't see any reason for >> vertical displacement within a text frame. >> Text frames can be placed accurately via F2 - Text dialog or using Arrow >> and Shit-ft Arrow or can be snapped to grid lines. >> >> One problem Scribus has is that with a one line or one word or one letter >> of text in a text box, the default vertical spacing is 15 points. This can >> be set to 1 pt in F2 - text but does not allow you to set the bottom of the >> text box to the bottom of the text or the text it'self disappears. >> >> A text box is merely a container which can be invisible if needed. >> Positioning text is important not the text box. For instance, you can have >> really huge text boxes containing one letter and still position text >> characters very accurately. >> >> My suggestion would be to place the text that you need to vertically align >> in a separate text box and align that as needed. >> A DTP system, as different from a word processor, Scribus encourages the >> use of text boxes to separate small portions of text according to the page >> design needs and in doing so provides unlimited choice in text box / text >> placement. Arrow keys and Shift-Arrow keys are your friends. >> Please excuse me if Ive got your requirement wrong >> > > I think you have. > > It's true that S allows you to place a text frame anywhere, and if that is > in an invisible text frame, that gives the effect of placing text anywhere. > So far, so good. > > I too have found it irritating though, that you can't centre text > vertically within a visible text frame. I don't see this as a 'word > processor' feature, and should Scribus ever have good ways to do tables, I > imagine that many people will want vertical centring in 'table cell frames' > too. > > I don't see how or where "Scribus encourages the use of text boxes to > separate small portions of text according to the page design needs", unless > you mean it encourages it by not making simpler alternatives > available ? > > > Cheers, J/. > -- > John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI > Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. > http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/<http://www.t4sltd.co.uk/> > Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy > Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor > Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > -- mmm Bread. From wheat to eat. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20090330/533092ee/attachment.htm>
