[scribus] Drop Shadows

[Gregory Pittman]

On 02/24/2018 03:23 PM, Colin wrote:
>>> I wonder if it's possible to export a pdf from Scribus, import in in
>>> Inkscape, add the drop shadow and then reimport the pdf in Scribus. I
>>> might try it the next days.
>>>
>>
>> Before 1.5.x, I used to use Gimp if I wanted soft drop shadows. Getting
>> 1.5.3 is by far a better answer.
>>
>> Greg
> 
> 
> Thanks for all the help.
> 
> 1.5.3 is amazing - a huge improvement, drop shadows now a breeze.  My main task now is to transcribe a whole chapter of a training manual with loads of photographs etc - so I will keep you posted on how I feel about the whole experience.  Eventually the manual will be, maybe 3 volumes of over 150 pages each, so a large project.
> 
> What I like:  the intuitive interface and the similarity (only slight admittedly) to InDesign and most DTP programs.  I love how easy it is to change text WITHOUT having to select the tex in the box, just selecting the box does it - so easy.  Creating new colours I also easy.
> 
> What I hate:  when adjusting Drop shadows, you have a tick box - it takes two clicks of the mouse to set it - why ?  Surely one is enough.  I can’t see how to easily centre an image within a frame or to auto size it to fit the frame.  Is there an arrange palette ?  To arrange objects (image or text frames) to be centred together either horizontally or vertically or left or right ??  Also when I drag to select a block of text, everything slows down and keeps moving after I have released the mouse - is this normal ?
> 

For adjusting images, the quickest method is to right-click on the
frame, then select Image > Adjust Image to Frame and/or Adjust Frame to
Image. If you left double-click the frame, it goes into "Edit Contents"
mode, where you can slide the content around in the frame, and there is
a circle with a + sign in the center of the image.

Windows > Align and Distribute gives you a dialog for aligning objects
according to the page or each other.

I don't see this slowing down with dragging to select text...

Be sure to use the manual to help you find things, and above all, play
around... Especially play with right-clicking things.

Greg