[Scribus] svg import

[Craig Bradney]

On Thursday 21 October 2004 20:53, David Christian Berg wrote:
> On Do, 2004-10-21 at 20:31 +0200, Craig Bradney wrote:
> > On Thursday 21 October 2004 20:12, David Christian Berg wrote:
> > > On Do, 2004-10-21 at 09:57 -0400, Chris Smith wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 21 October 2004 09:43 am, David Christian Berg wrote:
> > > > > everytime I create a new file, I have to switch all the prefs
> > > > > again. There is no "save this as default".
> > > >
> > > > Not sure exactly which prefs you're describing but most of the ones
> > > > off the Settings > Preferences menu will become default when set with
> > > > no document open. Set them, close Scribus, and they will remain when
> > > > you re-open Scribus and will apply to new documents.
> > >
> > > Sounds reasonable, an I don't think other programs work differently,
> > > and usually I would mind, but since my objects just vanished of the
> > > page and I wasn't sure, if they still existed, I rather started a new
> > > document... I did that several times, and eventually it pissed me of to
> > > redo all the sizing all the time, so I was wishing for a "save this as
> > > default" checkbox.
> >
> > If you have objects that are too large or seem to go missing, open up the
> > Outline palette, select the page and the object, then change its
> > properties in the properties palette.
>
> Oh well, Scribus is just not the tool you use with an ease, when you
> just need something done and don't bother relearning everything... I
> couldn't find the properties palette (I knew at some point where it is
> and found it in "tools" now, but expected it in "item") That would have
> helped a lot have found.

Tools is appropriate. Item is for items..
Also, right click on the frame and Show Properties...

> Anyways, have you tried to stretch an imported svg larger than the page
> is? When I tried to stretch it across the upper and left border, it
> would do anything, when stretching it across bottom and right, it
> seriously screwed up things... and "undo" doesn't seem to work in 90% of
> the cases, so I was kinda stuck.

No you cant stretch bigger than the page in 1.2, you can in 1.3. You can 
resize in properties palette larger than the page though.

Craig
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