On 10/11/2012 04:39 PM, wena-parry at talktalk.net wrote: > > Thank you Ciao, You say ?in this case: by drawing two lines...? > > That is not so simple as you make out. I have been at it for hours > attempting to get the two lines parallel. > > Then getting them to the width of the text is another problem. If > there was a way of keeping the lines parallel while adjusting the > width to that of the text then it would be simpler. > > Then centralizing the lines and text. The text is easy but the lines > have no centralizing system, as far as I know in Scribus. > > The way I have been attempting is the lines in one layer and the text > in another layer. > First: if you hold down Ctrl while drawing a line segment, it constrains the line to 15? increments, so it's easy to draw a horizontal line.
Second: make a line of arbitrary length. Adjust the thickness as desired. Third: select Item > Multiple Duplicate from the menu. Make one copy at a vertical distance of your choosing. You now have a double line with the lines parallel. Fourth: select both lines, then Group them. Now save the Group to the Scrapbook. Fifth: to use the lines, pull them from the Scrapbook, and mainly focus on getting the distance from the line of text that you want (you might use a baseline grid or the regular grid to help). Position by adjusting the X-Pos in Properties. Get the right width by adjusting Width in Properties. Greg
