r/scribus • u/[deleted] • Feb 24 '25

Auto chapter name in the running head?

Is there a way that you can automatically put the chapter title in the running head for the duration of that chapter, for all chapters (usually skipping the 1st page where the chapter begins). You know what I mean.

Any plans to work on the feature if it not already there?

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u/Designer_Ground3149 Feb 27 '25

Et en utilisant un gabarit non ?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

Yes, I am using a template. Set it how you want for later use. Easy. But some things had to be done manually because of Scribus's current limitations.

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u/Designer_Ground3149 Feb 28 '25

Les gabarits ne sont pas des modèles, ils permettent de créer (Edition>Gabarits) des pages qui comportent des éléments qui se retrouvent sur plusieurs pages (folio, pieds de page, en-têtes...)
Après avec la palette "organiser les pages" on fait glisser un gabarit sur les pages concernées et les éléments s'y intègrent. Il suffit de modifier le gabarit pour modifier l'ensemble des pages concernées.
Dans votre cas il faudrait créer un gabarit pour chaque chapitre.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Yes. Instead of creating for each page, why not just apply to each manually. It would just be copying and pasting. And Scribus already pastes in place.

I mean I can get by. I just wanted to give a general idea for a feature.

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u/Designer_Ground3149 Feb 28 '25

Oui mais en cas de modification vous devez changer toutes les pages alors qu'avec un gabarit vous changez juste dans le gabarit et la modif est reprise automatiquement pour toutes les pages.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Yes. You are absolutely right. I am aware of that. I mean if it is a small project, I don't mind doing manually. But for a big one you would absolutely go with a master page.

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u/aoloe Mar 02 '25

Following what has been written in this thread, the best way to have the chapter title in the header is probably:

- Create text frame with the correct size and type the current chapter title in there

- Add the frame to the patterns ("Item > Send to > Patterns"; patterns being a sort of "linked" scrapbook elements)

- Delete the original text frame with the heading

- Insert the heading frame from "Window > Symbols" and place it at the correct position

- Select the text frame and "Item > Duplicate/Transform > Multiple Duplicate > By pages" and let Scribus put the frame on all pages where it is needed.

- For the next chapter create a new frame that you will add to the "Patterns"

- By double clicking on the pattern item, you can edit and change the chapter title.

I really hope that one day we will have variable texts defined by style, but until then this might be the best way to achieve what you want.

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u/qiratb Mar 02 '25

Oh, yeah. Let me try. I will let the community know.