On 08/19/2011 03:44 PM, Christen wrote: > 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? > It always takes a while for me to remind myself about how to do this. For those who haven't tried and get frustrated, you can't just select the one-cell table in the usual way, you must select the cell individually as you would in a multiple-cell table, using Ctrl+Alt while clicking.
You know that you've done this right (which might be hard to tell with a one-cell table) when you look at Line tab in Properties, where you will now see a new area labeled Cell Lines, where you can individually check for Line at Top, Left, Right, or Bottom. NOW, the problem I see once you do this, is that there does seem on selecting a line color in the Color tab, that not only is there a color where you have selected, but also on all the other sides as well, albeit a narrow one most likely. OTOH, in the end this seems to be a display issue in Scribus, since when I export to PDF, these unwanted lines are not there. I don't know whether there is a bug report for that, but it is a bug. There is a major new table feature coming as part of Google Summer of Code, so it may be that once that becomes part of 1.5.0svn, its features might be extended elsewhere (not a promise). Greg
