Adding 'DRAFT' to a document
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#!/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 1.3.9 and A0, 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) # 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 rotateObject(45, T) # Turn it round antclockwise 45 degrees setUnit(u) # return to original document units setActiveLayer(al) # return to the original active layer