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0017781ScribusGeneralpublic2026-03-07 08:06
Reporterqirat Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityN/A
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformLinuxOSFedora WorkstationOS Version43
Summary0017781: Page Reference Character (like the Page Number Character)
DescriptionNon-fictions books, especially, often have many page references like: See page 37 for more information.

Can there be a Page Reference character which can be tied to a specific page (the page referred to) and is dynamically updating its current position if pages are added or deleted before/after?

IMHO, this would be a nice feature, especially when the manuscript has updated (or is expected to) during the layout setup, or for other layout reasons that shift the pages as even a simple font size change could result in the content shifting to pages up or down.
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ale

2026-03-07 07:51

manager   ~0053574

Scribus does have anchor marks.

It's an experimental feature and it's not really comfortable to use.

I guess we need somebody who writes down a good concept with the type of references Scribus could need, which feature they should cover and then somebody implementing it.

This includes footnotes, references, indexes, ...

qirat

2026-03-07 08:06

reporter   ~0053575

I have tried only footnotes in the past (like a year ago) and it was as you described. Needs significant work.

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Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-03-07 05:51 qirat New Issue
2026-03-07 07:51 ale Note Added: 0053574
2026-03-07 08:06 qirat Note Added: 0053575