[scribus] Do we have Scripter APIs for ...

[Gregory Pittman]

Adagio Grazioso wrote:
> Are there Scripter APIs for the following in 1.3.5svn ?
> - set font baseline shift
> - get text width for "selected text" (not for the entire text frame)
> - set font tracking
> - set character style
>
> This in relation to the Chordpro import and chordsetting
> (http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=3408). I was wondering if we
> could do what has been requested by doing the following -
>
> - select each chord using and inclusive of the [ ] delimiters
> - Baseline Shift UP the selection by 100%
> - determine the text width for the selection
> - using this text width calculate and apply a suitable negative
> tracking for the closing ] delimiter so that the lyrics that go along
> the chord appear right below the chord
>
> I've tried doing this manually and it sort of works - so what we
> really need is a way to do this via a script - which is why the query
> regarding the scripter APIs
>
> I asked this question on IRC - and was redirected here. Also before
> posting this on the mailing list - I had submitted the same via the
> form on the website (http://www.scribus.net/?q=node/158/submission/73)
> - but looking at the archives of the mailing list - it didn't look as
> if what you submit on the form is sent to the mailing list. My
> apologies if that is not the case and this amounts to double posting.
>   
this is probably the best place to ask.

I'll have to check when I have time, but I don't think that any of these 
things are yet possible with scripter. we've just had a rewrite of the 
scripter engine, but it is not well-implemented yet.

Greg