Roadmap Suggestions

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  • Command line option to generate PDF files from SLA files without launching Scribus GUI, see the feature request 238
  • Consistent reordering of Yes/No/Cancel buttons throughout the whole application, see the feature request 709
  • Make it possible to define globally executable JavaScripts in Scribus generated PDF forms (e.g. on document loading)
  • Implement radio button behaviour for PDF forms, see the feature request 866
  • A new GUI dialog for importing ICC profiles, see the feature request 1728
  • Add possibility to take on guides when copying pages
  • Give option to save a document into a compressed archive complete with all embedded images (handy for sharing editable documents)
  • Change the hyphenation scheme to use true discretionary hyphen character
  • Have "adjust frame to picture" have the same options as "image visible" , (in the right mouse click area, or on the properties tool bar. In that you can set the default for the frame to always adjust to the size of the imported image. see feature request [1]
  • For the rotate frame widget, add the ability to rotate 45 degrees with a click (only needs to be one direction, you would just click as many times as needed)
  • Add ability for drop-shadows, with full offset capabilities and Gaussian blur, to individual objects, text frames, etc.
  • Automatic creation of guides (split page in x rows and x columns). 1969 DONE.
  • Right indent: Have the possibility of right indent a paragraph / paragraph-style, see also the feature request 1117
  • BOLD: although discussion is going how to have the possibility of bold face, it should be done in early 1.3.cvs, see also the feature request 1076
  • Baseline-shift: Raising/lowering text. This has also been added to the Character style properties.
  • To be a real DTP-Program Scribus needs to support the Cicero(Didot-Points)-Unit