Hello a.l.e., > -----Original Message----- > From: a.l.e [mailto:ale.comp_06 at xox.ch] > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 12:52 PM > To: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Subject: Re: [scribus] text frame border > > hi christen, > > > When I put a border around a text box, is it possible to tell Scribus > > to only put the border on, say, two of the sides rather than all > > four? I realize this can be done by making a separate object (a.k.a. > > line) for each side that I want bordered. However, this seems rather > > time-consuming, and definitely a bit non-intuitive - aside from the > > fact that it creates extra objects on the page to clutter things up. > > I was just wondering if perhaps this could be implemented in Scribus, > > or if there is an easier workaround. > > however, there is a workaround: create a table of 1x1 cells and set its > border as you prefer (you will have to select the cell with an alt- > click... i hope your window manager is not capturing the shortcut...)
This works....kind of. It almost manages to accomplish what I'm trying to do. However, it adds another problem. When I create the cell, there is initially no border around it. So far, so good. But when I go to the Line tab in the PP and add a line on one side, Scribus adds the bordering line, but also adds a black hairline on each of the other three edges. Am I doing something wrong? > another way is to put lines around and group the lines and the text > field it won't resize but you can still edit the text without > ungrouping (as usual if alt click is not captured by the WM... or by > using the outline palette) I had thought of this, and have done this in the past...However, it still seems like a difficult way to accomplish an easy task. Thanks, Christen
