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A script to place a light grey watermark 'DRAFT' on a new layer.
Requires an existing document, but can be modified to
create a new document if it does not exist
<pre>
#!/usr/bin/env python
'''
A script to place a light grey watermark 'DRAFT' on a new layer.
Requires an existing document, but can be modified to
create a new document if it does not exist
uses (See the API in Help->Scribus Manual->For Developers->Scripter API;
haveDoc
createLayer
getActiveLayer
setActiveLayer
createText
setUnit
setText
setTextColor
setFontSize
rotateObject
Tested on 1.3.3.12 and A2, A4, A5, Letter
'''
from scribus import *
# Could be expanded to include localization here
draft  = "DRAFT"
#draft = "ENTWURF"
#draft = "BROUILLON"
L = len(draft)                                # The length of the word
                                              # will determine the font size
defineColor("gray", 11, 11, 11, 11)          # Set your own color here
if haveDoc():
    u  = getUnit()                            # Get the units of the document
    al = getActiveLayer()                    # Identify the working layer
    setUnit(UNIT_MILLIMETERS)                # Set the document units to mm,                                           
    (w,h) = getPageSize()                    # needed to set the text box size
    createLayer("c")
    setActiveLayer("c")
    T = createText(w/6, 6*h/10 , h, w/2.5)    # Create the text box
    setText(draft, T)                        # Insert the text
    setTextColor("gray", T)                  # Set the color of the text
    setFontSize((w/210)*(180 - 10*L), T)      # Set the font size according to length
                                              # and width of the document
    rotateObject(45, T)                      # Turn it round antclockwise 45 degrees
    setUnit(u)                                # return to original document units
    setActiveLayer(al)                        # return to the original active layer
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