[scribus] Problem with aligning the page numbers in a column...

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Thomas Hoy

2018-09-13 16:50:22 UTC

For some reason, I can't get these page numbers to align properly.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to do this ?
The numbers are right up against the edge of the text box, yet they are
somewhat crooked, and I can't get them to behave !
Any advice would be much appreciated. The page is attached as a pdf
(directly from the Scribus file).
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Gregory Pittman

2018-09-13 17:56:19 UTC

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Hi Thomas,

It would help to know how you set this up.
I tried to set up something similar with the following method:

I created a Paragraph Style, then set a tab to represent the column of
page numbers. This should be a Right tab, and I made the fill character
a dot.

I then applied this to the text frame. There was some slight variation
in the right-hand side of the page numbers, but not as severe as in your
example. You might try changing the font and see if that makes a difference.

Greg

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ZASKE Martin

2018-09-14 18:24:49 UTC

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Good news,

my guess is that you have problems with the right-align-bug of Scribus.

It has to do with certain fonts, which have encoded the "CR" aka U+000D
while most fonts have "nothing" at this position. Both options are
legal, but Scribus is "doing something special" when right-aligning (by
tab or other function) text which contains C+000D.

My guess is that you are using Gentium but I do not see what version of
course. This is the good news: Gentium is made available by SIL and I
told SIL about this problem a few years ago. They have agreed to remove
their "glyph" at U+0001 for all future releases.

I personally did a test just now (like Greg) and it works just fine for
me, using Scribus 1.5.4 and Gentium basic 1.102 from 2013. I mean all
page numbers perfectly align, I tried one-digit up to four digit
page-numbers and long and short "chapter titles".

Every time I attach something, this mail-server is yelling at me. So
please believe me or let me know how to send you a screen-shot.

So all you might need is a fresh download of the font or a more recent
Scribus or to look at Greg's notes about setting up a style with the tab
(right-align).

hth

Martin

Post by Thomas Hoy
For some reason, I can't get these page numbers to align properly.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to do this ?
The numbers are right up against the edge of the text box, yet they are
somewhat crooked, and I can't get them to behave !
Any advice would be much appreciated. The page is attached as a pdf
(directly from the Scribus file).
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Thomas Hoy

2018-09-14 23:51:43 UTC

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Cool ! Thank you very much. Do I get a new font version on the Scribus site
?
Thanks again !
Marc

Post by ZASKE Martin
Good news,
my guess is that you have problems with the right-align-bug of Scribus.
It has to do with certain fonts, which have encoded the "CR" aka U+000D
while most fonts have "nothing" at this position. Both options are
legal, but Scribus is "doing something special" when right-aligning (by
tab or other function) text which contains C+000D.
My guess is that you are using Gentium but I do not see what version of
course. This is the good news: Gentium is made available by SIL and I
told SIL about this problem a few years ago. They have agreed to remove
their "glyph" at U+0001 for all future releases.
I personally did a test just now (like Greg) and it works just fine for
me, using Scribus 1.5.4 and Gentium basic 1.102 from 2013. I mean all
page numbers perfectly align, I tried one-digit up to four digit
page-numbers and long and short "chapter titles".
Every time I attach something, this mail-server is yelling at me. So
please believe me or let me know how to send you a screen-shot.
So all you might need is a fresh download of the font or a more recent
Scribus or to look at Greg's notes about setting up a style with the tab
(right-align).
hth
Martin

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Jonas Bechtel

2018-09-16 07:03:56 UTC

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In cases when it's not possible to convince the vendor, you could also
use the Fontforge program. Load then font, delete the glyph and then
re-export the font (with different name). Then ensure that it get's
loaded (so the naming is important and a complete restart of Scribus
may be needed).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FontForge

BR
Jonas

Am Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:51:43 -0700

Post by Thomas Hoy
Cool ! Thank you very much. Do I get a new font version on the
Scribus site ?
Thanks again !
Marc

Post by ZASKE Martin
Good news,
my guess is that you have problems with the right-align-bug of Scribus.
It has to do with certain fonts, which have encoded the "CR" aka
U+000D while most fonts have "nothing" at this position. Both
options are legal, but Scribus is "doing something special" when
right-aligning (by tab or other function) text which contains
C+000D.
My guess is that you are using Gentium but I do not see what
version of course. This is the good news: Gentium is made available
by SIL and I told SIL about this problem a few years ago. They have
agreed to remove their "glyph" at U+0001 for all future releases.
I personally did a test just now (like Greg) and it works just fine
for me, using Scribus 1.5.4 and Gentium basic 1.102 from 2013. I
mean all page numbers perfectly align, I tried one-digit up to four
digit page-numbers and long and short "chapter titles".
Every time I attach something, this mail-server is yelling at me. So
please believe me or let me know how to send you a screen-shot.
So all you might need is a fresh download of the font or a more
recent Scribus or to look at Greg's notes about setting up a style
with the tab (right-align).
hth
Martin

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Thomas Hoy

2018-09-16 15:09:16 UTC

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Thanks for that ! I'll give it a try - appreciate your help.

Post by Jonas Bechtel
In cases when it's not possible to convince the vendor, you could also
use the Fontforge program. Load then font, delete the glyph and then
re-export the font (with different name). Then ensure that it get's
loaded (so the naming is important and a complete restart of Scribus
may be needed).
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FontForge
BR
Jonas
Am Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:51:43 -0700

Post by Thomas Hoy
Cool ! Thank you very much. Do I get a new font version on the
Scribus site ?
Thanks again !
Marc

Post by ZASKE Martin
Good news,
my guess is that you have problems with the right-align-bug of Scribus.
It has to do with certain fonts, which have encoded the "CR" aka
U+000D while most fonts have "nothing" at this position. Both
options are legal, but Scribus is "doing something special" when
right-aligning (by tab or other function) text which contains
C+000D.
My guess is that you are using Gentium but I do not see what
version of course. This is the good news: Gentium is made available
by SIL and I told SIL about this problem a few years ago. They have
agreed to remove their "glyph" at U+0001 for all future releases.
I personally did a test just now (like Greg) and it works just fine
for me, using Scribus 1.5.4 and Gentium basic 1.102 from 2013. I
mean all page numbers perfectly align, I tried one-digit up to four
digit page-numbers and long and short "chapter titles".
Every time I attach something, this mail-server is yelling at me. So
please believe me or let me know how to send you a screen-shot.
So all you might need is a fresh download of the font or a more
recent Scribus or to look at Greg's notes about setting up a style
with the tab (right-align).
hth
Martin

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