On 05/14/2013 06:41 PM, Jeffrey Merrow wrote: > > The Master page is behind the background layer of book block pages. > > The Master page itself can contain multiple layers and levels, but the > complete sandwich that comprises the Master page is still the base for any > content layers that are contained in the book block. > Though the Master page was being applied after the book block pages had been > created, the stack of Master page layer-1 through Master page layer-n are all > placed behind Page-x Layer-1. > It would make it extremely difficult to work on pages upon which the Master > page had already been applied if the Master page did not reside in the > background. > > > ________________________________ > From: William Adams <will.adams at frycomm.com> > To: Scribus User Mailing List <scribus at lists.scribus.net> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:46 PM > Subject: [scribus] Editing an existing document (ShapeOko build instructions) > --- adding graphics to a master page not showing? > > > Okay, I am: > > - working on the instructions for an opensource milling machine downloaded > from Github > - have had to split the cover off as a separate file, since I couldn't get > the cover page numbered as ``A'' in the exported .pdf despite finding File | > Document Setup | Sections and setting the first page to be ``A'' > - have been coping w/ interface limitations > - tried to place a graphic on _all_ the pages by: > > - making a new layer > - moving it to the top > - editing the Master Page ``Normal'' and pasting in the desired graphic and > putting it on the new, top-most layer > - applying the Master Page to all pages > > The graphic isn't showing up on top of the existing content --- why not? > There has been some discussion about making Master Pages more flexible in various ways, but so far no action in that direction. I tried to see if I could add a new choice in the Scrapbook to be able to paste some item to all pages (by right-clicking on the item), and couldn't manage to figure that out (yet).
Greg
