

Scribus crop image windows#
I don't understand how this occurs either (there seems to be a 10:1 ratio between the specified print margin and actual result), but I don't think the GIMP devteam in general really does either given their dearth of Windows developers. John_D (via Well, the GIMP workaround is simple enough: once you've decided on a print resolution, pad your image canvas out by the desired margins.

This method does work, enables one to print with any printer via any operating system, and provides advantages in terms of the ability to lay out pages with multiple images, text, etc. Often, print it, that seems a rather fundamental bug. Meanwhile, I import images made in the GIMP into a Scribus document, using guide lines on the Scribus canvas to set margins, and export the page(s) as PDF. may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.įrom: Margins for printingįor someone whose typical use is to tweak and crop an image and then, (The centering option technically does work fine, since all it does isĬalculate the corresponding print margins it's the print margins This actually has been a known bug for almost 10 years running currently the only (in-GIMP) workaround is to pad your image canvas size out by the desired margin. The ability to lay out pages with multiple images, text, etc. Printer via any operating system, and provides advantages in terms of This method does work, enables one to print with any I was a big fan of QuarkXPress and used AppleScript to help build a product catalogue based on a spreadsheet and a folder of EPS images. While it lack some of the usability of InDesign, it is very similar to older desktop publishing applications such as QuarkXPress. Using guide lines on the Scribus canvas to set margins, and export the The way images work in a Scribus document is completely different, so the same problem will not arise : the image will appear exactly where we want it Each image is linked to a frame, hence the first step is to insert one, by clicking Insert > Image Frame and then creating a rectangle of the desired size. Scribus is free, and runs on many platforms. Meanwhile, I import images made in the GIMP into a Scribus document, The developer team can cast some light on this. If so, I have been missing the same thing for years. Setting top and left margins, and the image in the preview pane adjustsĪccordingly but when printed these settings have no effect: the image is The "File/Print/Image settings" tab allows for specifying "centered" or for
