[scribus] Guide Snapping

[Owen]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:32:45 -0600
"Mike Sleger" <chappa-ai at msn.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to create a drawing on a 1/8" grid (0.125") and although
> the units are set up correctly, the grid is set up correctly, and the
> ruler guides are in the correct place, I cannot seem to get shape
> edges where I want them.  Snap distance is set to 0.1" and "Snap to
> Guides" is enabled under the Page menu, but when editing a shape and
> moving nodes, the nodes do not snap to the guides.  Also, if I try to
> specify absolute node coordinates relative to page, the coordinates
> are rounded to two decimal places instead of the three decimal places
> I enter in (for a 0.125 grid).  So, what's the trick at getting shape
> nodes on three (or more) decimal places of precision? --------------



You do not say what version of Scribus you are using, nor which
platform.

All I can say is that using 1.3.8 on linux, node snapping seemed to
work fine.

http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/images/Scribus_ShapeSnap.png

Furthermore, as the image above shows, the major grid is at 1.0000
inches and the minor grid at 0.125 inches. Both dimensions were written
in without any problem


Owen