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==Empty, White Spaces==
==Empty, White Spaces==
A magazine or a [[Wikipedia:Publication|publication]] design is not about text and images on the page. It is about empty, white spaces on the page. The text and images merely punctuate this emptiness. These 'breathing' spaces are important, much like gardens, parks, and other open-air sites are important to any high-density metropolis. So launch Scribus, go to the '''File''' menu, and click on '''New'''. For the rest of the tutorial, I will use the following convention to describe menu choices: '''File > New'''.  
A magazine or a [[Wikipedia:Publication|publication]] design is not about text and images on the page. It is about empty, white spaces on the page. The text and images merely punctuate this emptiness. These 'breathing' spaces are important, much like gardens, parks, and other open-air sites are important to any high-density metropolis. So launch Scribus, go to the '''File''' menu, and click on '''New'''. For the rest of the tutorial, I will use the following convention to describe menu choices: '''File > New'''.  
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===New Emptiness===
===New Emptiness===


[[Image:FileNewFYug.png|left|New Document requester v1.2.5]]
[[Image:FileNewFYug133-W542px.png |left|New Document requester v1.3.3]]
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|The New command displays this dialog box.
|The New command displays this dialog box.
* Click on the 'Default Unit' drop-down box, and choose '[[Wikipedia:Millimetre|Millimetres (mm)]]' rather than the default '[[Wikipedia:Point_(typography)|Points]]'.
* Click on the 'Default Unit' drop-down box, and choose '[[Wikipedia:Millimetre|Millimetres (mm)]]' rather than the default '[[Wikipedia:Point_(typography)|Points]]'.
* Click on the drop-down menu of 'Size' and choose 'Custom' for the page-size of our [[Wikipedia:Magazine|magazine]]. Enter the above dimensions for width and height. Note the level of precision beyond the decimal-point to the right, offered by Scribus.  
* Click on the drop-down menu of 'Size' and choose 'Custom' for the page-size of our [[Wikipedia:Magazine|magazine]]. Enter the above dimensions for width and height. Note the level of precision beyond the decimal-point to the right, offered by Scribus.  
* Click on 'Facing Pages' so you can view pages side-by-side, as in a realworld [[Wikipedia:Magazine|magazine]]. Enter the above values for margin guides, that marks off the actual printing area, inside the physical paper.
* Enter the above values for margin guides, that marks off the actual printing area, inside the physical paper.
* Uncheck 'Left Page First' (as shown). Our first page will be the cover for our magazine.
* Select '''Page Layout > Double Sided''' so you can view pages side-by-side, as in a realworld [[Wikipedia:Magazine|magazine]].
* Select 'First Page is: Right Page' Our first page will be the cover for our magazine.
* Click 'OK' to view your first blank page in Scribus.
* Click 'OK' to view your first blank page in Scribus.
For v 1.3.3, the requestor looks slightly different. Notice the different layout of the Margin Guides area, also that Facing Pages is now '''Page Layout > Double Sided''' and 'First Page is: Right Page' is selected differently:
Before v 1.3.3, the requestor looked slightly different. Notice the different layout of the Margin Guides area, also that Facing Pages is now selected by checking 'Facing Pages', and Right Page is selected by unchecking 'Left Page First':
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|[[Image:FileNewFYug133.png|thumb|left|New Document requester v1.3.3]]
|[[Image:FileNewFYug125 en.png|left|New Document requester v1.2.5]]
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 15 February 2010

 Get Started With Scribus 2006
Current authors:   Scribus Wiki Authors
Original author:   Niyam Bhushan, 2004
Licence:   GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
    
 Chapter 3

Introduction

  1. What Can You Do With Scribus
  2. Scribus And Its Sisters
  3. Empty, White Spaces
  4. Cover Page
  5. Working With Layers On A Page
  6. Design Multiple Pages
  7. Create Final Page Layouts
  8. Design With Graphics And
    Freedom
  9. Set Fire With SVG Graphics
  10. Publishing Demands Freedom.PDF.
  11. Travel At The Speed Of Scribus
  12. Contributors
  13. GNU Free Documentation Licence

Empty, White Spaces

A magazine or a publication design is not about text and images on the page. It is about empty, white spaces on the page. The text and images merely punctuate this emptiness. These 'breathing' spaces are important, much like gardens, parks, and other open-air sites are important to any high-density metropolis. So launch Scribus, go to the File menu, and click on New. For the rest of the tutorial, I will use the following convention to describe menu choices: File > New.

New Emptiness

New Document requester v1.3.3
The New command displays this dialog box.
  • Click on the 'Default Unit' drop-down box, and choose 'Millimetres (mm)' rather than the default 'Points'.
  • Click on the drop-down menu of 'Size' and choose 'Custom' for the page-size of our magazine. Enter the above dimensions for width and height. Note the level of precision beyond the decimal-point to the right, offered by Scribus.
  • Enter the above values for margin guides, that marks off the actual printing area, inside the physical paper.
  • Select Page Layout > Double Sided so you can view pages side-by-side, as in a realworld magazine.
  • Select 'First Page is: Right Page' Our first page will be the cover for our magazine.
  • Click 'OK' to view your first blank page in Scribus.

Before v 1.3.3, the requestor looked slightly different. Notice the different layout of the Margin Guides area, also that Facing Pages is now selected by checking 'Facing Pages', and Right Page is selected by unchecking 'Left Page First':

New Document requester v1.2.5
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