On 11/5/18 7:17 AM, Colin Madwolf wrote: > > >> On 5 Nov 2018, at 12:00, scribus-request at lists.scribus.net wrote: >> >> Hi Colin, >> >> Since I don't have any way of generating IDML files, I have never had a >> chance to try out importing them. I have imported PDF pages, and while this >> works, what this gives you is a group of groups of vector objects. AT the >> lowest level of ungrouping, even the font glyphs are vectors. Text can be >> exported from Adobe Reader if that's an option. >> One of the problems with these import methods is that you still may end up >> with something that is not any more usable for the future. >> >> Greg > > > Hi Greg > > Well, on the face of it IDML imported files load quickly considering the size > of the file and look relatively normal compared to the InDesign file - of > course the fonts are not the same, but the frames and text AND the images are > all there and can all be used and modified as if it was a native Scribus file. > > So, I was not expecting any problems at all !! > > So lesson learnt - IDML is a useful way of extracting information from an > InDesign file - but not a recommended way of producing a workable finished > Scribus file > > I am very happy to report back now - that ALL images with drop shadows are > visible and there is NO beach ball of death anymore. > > I am still struggling with the interface, I am one of those people who likes > to use less clicks of the mouse if possible. In the drop shadow pane it > takes TWO clicks to tick the tick boxes - WHY? I have also noted that when > trying to add an outline to text in the Paragraph/character styles editor, > the outline colour does not appear highlighted at the bottom, so you cannot > select the colour - you have to go back and open the window again - outlines > work fine in the text pane though.
I don't know what it is with these clicks. It seems you need to select an item from the Drop Shadow list of operations, THEN you can change it. I don't know if it's possible, but it would be more convenient if the item was selected (highlighted) simply by hovering over it. This is how most of the spin-boxes work -- you just hover over them and use the mouse wheel to change the value. Greg
