[Scribus] Feature Request: Making it easier to add graphics

[Craig Bradney]

On Thursday 16 February 2006 16:17, David Spagnol wrote:
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:19:25 +0100
> > From: Craig Bradney <cbradney at zip.com.au>
> > Subject: Re: [Scribus] Feature Request: Making it easier to add
> > 	graphics
> > To: scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de
> > Message-ID: <200602160019.31491.cbradney at zip.com.au>
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> >
> > On Thursday 16 February 2006 00:03, Calum Polwart wrote:
> >> On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 22:26 +0100, Craig Bradney wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday 15 February 2006 22:11, David Spagnol wrote:
> >>>> On the Right-click menu for a picture frame, there is an item "Get
> >>>> Picture ...". Could I request a new item "Paste Picture Path"
> >>>>
> >>>> Why is this? Well if I run DigiKam in Linux, and Right-Click > Copy on
> >>>> a thumbnail, the pasted contents of the clipboard are something like:
> >>>>
> >>>> file:///home/davecs/Data/clipart/Camera/2006/01/07/r0012645.jpg
> >>>>
> >>>> (this is obviously a specific path on my system)
> >>>>
> >>>> Now perhaps if this were another program, the paste may have been:
> >>>>
> >>>> /home/davecs/Data/clipart/Camera/2006/01/07/r0012645.jpg
> >>>>
> >>>> or someone using the windows version may be
> >>>>
> >>>> C:\My Pictures\2006\01\07\r0012645.jpg or even file:///c:/My
> >>>> Pictures/2006/01/07/r0012645.jpg
> >>>>
> >>>> But what I ask is that if an attempt is made to paste and from the
> >>>> text on the clipboard, a valid graphic file can be located, then that
> >>>> graphic will populate that picture frame. It would make it easier for
> >>>> users to drop in graphics from other cataloguing programs.
> >>>
> >>> Good idea, please submit a request on bugs.scribus.net.
> >>>
> >>> Craig
> >>
> >> But do we not already have that feature??
> >>
> >> In Gnome when I open File Browser and R-click an image and select copy I
> >> get the file name (without file://) and that can be pasted (R-click or
> >> Ctrl-V) into the file name field on the Get Image dialogue and it works.
> >>
> >> Granted if it comes with file:/// at the start it breaks!  But you only
> >> need to delete file:// manually...
> >>
> >> Perhaps this only works in Gnome?
> >
> > He wants to paste the file URL into the image frame instead of even using
> > get text.
> >
> > Craig
>
> Calum's point is fair, but I have experienced the following:
>
> On attempting to paste the path of the graphic into the text box in Get
> Picture, it has (in KDE) refused to paste! I have then clicked on the
> KDE Klipper (Clipboard tool) and selected the same text, then it has
> pasted. Then of course I had to delete the "file://" bit in order to
> make the import work. In fact I posted a HOW-TO at the PCLinuxOS site:
> http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=874.0
> Scribus is OpenSource software, thanks to all the developers here, that
> means it is of course available to people who could not afford high-end
> DTP programs. So people who want accurate layout, whether they are
> producing a 200-page professional glossy magazine, or just want to make
> the best use of a photo within a given sized frame, will find Scribus a
> meets their needs. Simplifying the User-Interface (DigiKam to front >
> right click thumbnail > Copy > Scribus to front > Drag out Picture Frame
>
>  > Paste) would appeal to any user.
>
> Anyway, I don't see it as a bug, but if them's the rules, I will post at
> bugs.scribus.net.
>
> Cheers, guys for such great work. I haven't posted much lately because I
> haven't come up with any ideas for a while but I do keep up with
> developments!
>
> DAVE

FYI, in KDE you may drag an image direct from Konqueror to the page.

Craig
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