On 6/15/20 3:13 PM, Gary Dale wrote: > On 2020-06-15 13:14, JLuc wrote: >> Le 15/06/2020 à 17:02, Gary Dale a écrit : >>> The Scribus method of using PDF annotations is already clumsy - first you >>> have to make it a type of annotation then you have to right-click it again >>> to add the destination. Then there's the fact that the text has to be in a >>> separate text box... Why can't I just select a piece of text inside a box >>> then right-click on it and make it a link (or a note or whatever)? >>> >>> It's not a deal breaker for me, but I'm working on a directory where >>> literally half the text should be clickable links - web sites, e-mail >>> addresses and telephone numbers. >> >> A script could probably automate this in a nice and friendly way that fits >> your workflow. > > I'm using Scribus Generator to create the pages. However the template itself > is a lot of work, as is modifying it. With a couple of web links and perhaps > 5 e-mails and and a dozen telephone numbers, that's a lot of extra boxes that > I need to create and keep lined up. > > To make matters worse, while Generator will leave text substitutions blank > when a variable is empty, when it's a separate text box and a separate link > box, it's impossible to have the subsequent text move up during the > generation. I have to manually clean this up after the fact. >
I notice that Google Chrome will link from a web address, even without any Annotation link. Greg ___ Scribus Mailing List: scribus@lists.scribus.net Edit your options or unsubscribe: http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus See also: http://wiki.scribus.net http://forums.scribus.net
