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Rather than doing this in the PDF, I imagine line-numbered text frames would be *way* more useful. I don't think it can currently be done with Python as we lack access to any text metrics such as line break information, line lengths, etc. |
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bumping to 1.3 as a feature request |
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Sorry, by PDF I actually meant the paginated output. Yes, line-numbered text frames would be the correct thing to do. The *.sla format is not a postscript kind of graphics format..perhaps SVG export has line-breaks in it, which can be tinkered to add line-numbers? |
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This feature can actually be implemented via a Python script. Greg P. wrote one here: http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Line_numbering_for_text_frames Closing ticket |
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Actually this doesn't work as expected, neither in 1.4.6svn, nor in 1.5.1svn. In 1.4.6svn I get an error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 8, in File "/home/christoph/Line_Numbering.py", line 55, in scribus.setLineSpacingMode(1, newframe) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'setLineSpacingMode' After that, the script does what it's expected to do. In 1.5.1svn the line numbers are placed outside the page. |
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Apparently something is wrong with your 1.5.1svn, since it works fine for me on two separate computers. It also works in the released 1.5.0 There apparently is no command setLineSpacingMode() in 1.4.6, but I don't see a need to fix this, at least right now. The placement of the frame is going to be adjacent and to the left of the frame that is selected. If that frame goes to the left edge of the page, then the new frame will be outside the page. This is one of the issues with the concept. |
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I've modified the script so that it checks for the version being at least 1.5.0, and if so, uses the setLineSpacingMode() command, otherwise skips that. See the wiki page. |
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There is now a new version which places the numbering frame on its own layer, to switch on/off visibility. http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Line_numbering_for_text_frames#linenumber.py_Version_2 |
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Here already is version 3. Now we search an entire document for text frames, making a numbering frame for each. http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Line_numbering_for_text_frames#linenumber_v3.py |
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A few more tweaks: Christoph's problem may have related to page units. This messes up the placement of the frames. The script now switches to points, then back. I also now check and match the fonts for each text frame. This isn't a complete answer if you have mixed fonts in a frame. |
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line-numbering.gif (279,365 bytes) |
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Uploaded screencast of the script in action. I've also pinged greg to see if we can refine it. |
- Anonymous
