[Scribus] Unneccessary Character Duplication

[Peter Linnell]

On Friday 26 March 2004 03:22 pm, David Alston wrote:
> Greetings!
>
>      I'm fairly new to Scribus, but I've picked it up fast.  I've been
>      using it to make fliers and posters for college campus events.
>
>      I use the layers option extensively (coming from a GIMP background),
>      but can't figure out how to select objects across multiple layers.

You can't - by design.  

Layers are not only for stacking, but also to protect against accidently 
moving objects.

Note: even within a single layer, you can determine the stacking order with 
the right click context menu. In the most recent CVS versions, there are new 
controls for selecting stacked objects on a layer with the mouse. See the CVS 
change log.

>      Sometimes I'll dedicate a layer to shapes and put the text on it's
>      own layer.  As far as I can tell, there isn't a way to move the
>      shape with the text if they're on seperate layers.

Correct. 
>
>      Do I have to put both the shape and the text on the same layer, or
>      is there another way?

You can easily put them on the same layer, and then "rubber band" around them 
together by simply dragging around the whole set of objects. This is a 
temporary grouping, when can then be manipulated as a group. I use this 
function extensively for alignment.

You can also permanently group them in the Item menu.

Hope that helps,

Peter