[scribus] Arrows and lines

Gregory Pittman gregp_ky at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 5 20:29:34 CEST 2010


On 07/05/2010 02:18 PM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> On 07/05/2010 10:46 AM, John Culleton wrote:
>>
>> Another thought: create the line with the correct arrowhead
>> and then overlay the line with another graphic of a line.
>
> This is actually a very creative and practical solution, done with the
> right approach:
>
> 1. Make a line with the desired rotation, curvature, and so forth. Make
> your arrowhead(s).
>
> 2. Make a copy of your line, exactly superimposed on the original.
> Usually easier to do a Multiple Duplicate of only one copy.
>
> 3. On the copy, delete the arrowheads and adjust line width as desired.
>
> This will obviously only work when you wish to have a line which is
> thicker then the nominal one on your original, but considering the S, M,
> and L arrows, should be feasible.

Actually, come to think of it, it will work either way, it just 
determines whether you make the arrowheads on the original or the copy 
for it to work.

Greg




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