7/2/2023 0 Comments Scribus insert text![]() If we right click on our image and "Image Effects" a window will appear that shows us the different effect options that the program allows us. Scribus It is not an image manipulation program, however it provides some basic tools for retouching them. This option makes it impossible to edit the size of the image and move the object. To avoid problems with the frames moving or deleting one by accident, we can block it by right clicking and selecting "Blocked". If we click on "Edit image" on the contextual menu, it will open in an image editing program, in my case it was opened with Gimp. ![]() We right click and then click on the option "Adjust image to shape" so that the image is placed proportionally in the frame. The aspect ratio of the image can be easily changed. Scribus automatically shows in the box that we have made the proportional part of the image that fits in the object. This is because the image has a higher resolution than the text frame. Once the image is selected, we will see that if it is larger than the frame, it is incomplete. To edit the image we can use other tools such as Gimp o Chalk. We double click on the newly created box and from there we go to the directory that contains the image. If we want the image to look good we will have to look for one with a good resolution. I want it on the entire cover, so I will proceed to select the complete page. Once the tool is selected, the cursor will be shown with an "x" and a small image box, which indicates that we have to select the part where the image will be inserted. To insert an image, all we have to do is select the box at the top of the window, «Insert image» or from the «Insert» menu under «Insert image form». In this example we select two stories by Alejo Carpentier, so I will select an image of the author and place it. ![]() On my cover, in addition to text for the title and author, I will insert an image alluding to the content of the project. Once we have the color of our choice in the object, we close the window and we will see the modifications we have made. For this example I will only select the black background color with 100 percent opacity. From there we can select the color of our choice for the background of the object, its opacity and gradient mode. The «submenu» that interests us is «Colors». At the moment those options are not of our importance. If we stand in the submenu "Form" we will see precisely these characteristics of the object. From there we can also configure the size, rotation and base point. If we have wrongly inserted the object on the page, by editing the position (in "x" and in "y") by centimeters we can adjust it according to our needs. To do this we right click on the object, and click on «Properties» where the characteristics of the selected object will be shown.įrom this popup window of Scribus we can edit the parameters in the way we have placed. What is missing now is to give it its color properties. ![]() We have already placed the object on the first page. Once we have the tool selected, we unwrap the object on the first page. Another way to insert it is by pressing the "Insert" menu and then "Insert shape" ("Insert shape" if it is in English). To achieve this, we need the "Insert shape" tool that is located at the top. In my case, I like covers whose background is black. There are books in which the edition number is not present until the legal part of the book, it all depends on the editorial criteria. The order, arrangement and design of this data depend on the inventiveness of the designers and / or editors. We already know the data: the title, the author, the edition number and the publishing label. Previously we saw that for the cover you have to have at least a basic idea of its structure.
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