[scribus] Align object relative to other object (not to page)

[Gregory Pittman]

On 07/12/2013 09:18 AM, Hans Schmidt wrote:
> Am 12.07.2013 13:46, schrieb Gregory Pittman:
>> I'm not sure if I understand completely what you're trying to do, but I
>> wonder if maybe some horizontal and vertical guides might help your
>> construction.
>>
>> Greg
> 
> Hello,
> 
> yes, I use them. But one problem would be:
> 
> I have to start the card with about 10 mm margin (because my printer
> needs a margin). The card itself is 91x55mm.
> 
> So the position would be 10x10mm and the card would therefore end at
> 101x65mm. If I then want to insert a text box with a 5mm margin to the
> left border of the card, I would have to write 10+5=15mm at the x
> position. On the right side I would have to calculate 101-5=96mm. This
> is of course not complex, but you always have to make this calculation.
> 
> Therefore I wondered if it weren't possible to use the position
> relatively to this 10-10-101-65 box, so that I could just write “left
> position: 5mm”, “right position: 5 mm” etc.
> 

It's worth mentioning that the spinboxes can do calculations for you.
For example, you might enter 100/2 + 5, or you might edit an existing
value to add, subtract or otherwise manipulate it mathematically.

Greg