[scribus] Exporting a graphic frame

[Ken Springer]

On 3/28/17 9:31 AM, Craig Bradney wrote:
>
>> On 28 Mar 2017, at 17:23, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
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>> On 3/28/17 8:49 AM, Craig Bradney wrote:
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>>>
>>>> On 28 Mar 2017, at 16:35, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/28/17 7:59 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
>>>>>> On 03/28/2017 09:44 AM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>>>>>> On 3/28/17 7:35 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 03/28/2017 05:44 AM, Lars Behrens wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Am 28.03.2017 um 09:18 schrieb ale rimoldi:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> but there must be more complex workflows! it cannot be so simple!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How about: Export page to pdf, then print this pdf to laser/inkjet
>>>>>>>> printer. With scissors (or cutter) cut out relevant part and then scan
>>>>>>>> it on a flatbed scanner. Send scan to yourself via E-Mail and save
>>>>>>>> attachment in the correct directory.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One of the things about Ken's question is that he never said what he
>>>>>>> wanted this clipped out/exported graphic for. An issue with your
>>>>>>> solution is that you are transforming RGB to an inkjet printer output,
>>>>>>> then scanning, with all the color shift and resolution loss inherent in
>>>>>>> that process. For some uses, perhaps Ok, but for many others, not very
>>>>>>> good.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A question, Greg,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you think exporting a frame could be something that could be added to
>>>>>> a future release?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The biggest question about that is how many users want/need that
>>>>> capability?
>>>>
>>>> Kind of a chicken or the egg situation.  :-)
>>>>
>>>> The kind of question you'll probably never answer until the feature's available.  Some people will never even think there might be a better solution.
>>>>
>>>>> As you can see from the responses to your question, there
>>>>> are many ways of accomplishing what you wanted in some way. We've got a
>>>>> lot more urgent issues to solve. It might be better to figure out a way
>>>>> of transferring the frame contents to either Inkscape or Gimp, whichever
>>>>> is more appropriate.
>>>>
>>>> Just put it on the todo list.  <G>
>>>>
>>>> In my scenario, the solutions are complex to solve a simple problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> The simple solution is to not use Scribus for adding a basic background to an image. Why are you making it our problem and not using the right tool for the job?
>>
>> To begin with, creating a logo was not part of the original plan. Things in life change.
>>
>> And not everyone in life works in the same way.  Flexibility and versatility is a key to success, IMO.  :-)
>>
>> It's a "problem" in your mind, I just asked if it could be done.  And suggested that it be added at some point.
>>
>>
>
> And exporting the page to image solves the problem, you just need to crop it. Yeah, we might add the feature at some point. Please file a feature request.
>
> thanks
> Craig

How do you file a feature request?



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