2011/9/1 Gregory Pittman <gregp_ky at yahoo.com> > On 09/01/2011 09:11 AM, Mike Sleger wrote: > > This is the approach I would take with a script, in case it helps spark >> some other ideas for you. >> >> - Create a layer in the document for all the non-printing items (if the >> layer doesn't already exist). If the layer already exists and is not empty, >> delete everything on the layer (perhaps with a user confirmation dialog). >> >> - On this layer, add lines for all margins and guides. Also loop through >> all frames and draw a rectangle shape for each frame (shouldn't matter if >> it's empty or not). Each component would be represented in a different >> color, same as the on-screen display in Scribus. >> >> The data on this layer is "static", meaning it won't automatically reflect >> changes to the document (such as moving guides or frames on the page). So >> the script gets re-run as needed, which is why the layer gets cleared if it >> already exists. A GUI could also allow the user to select (through >> checkboxes) which components to include on the layer (margins, guides, >> frames). >> > > I think all the original poster wanted was to show the hidden items, so > duplicating all the content I think would create a visual mess. > > Even with the possibility of all this scripting, an (easier?) alternative > might be to do Collect for Output and share the SLA file and let someone > view it in Scribus... > This way they could turn on/off the viewing of guides/margins as they > desired. >
Hi guys ! Interesting discussion. I think that there is a need for this in the early stages of document layout. I had the idea long ago that we should be able so scan a sketch and the DTP app would create the master page from that scan, if we use the right conventions, ie rectangles are text frames and rectangles with a cross are an image frame. Back to the actual topic, the script showing what's on the selected page allows users to actually see and print just what they want. So I think it can be pretty useful and it was not so longish to solve as far as I can tell. I did not test the script but does it draw the cross in image frames? Cheers! Louis > > Greg > > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/**mailman/listinfo/scribus<http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus> > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20110901/c7bd47f7/attachment.html>
