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On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:18:51 -0400
john Culleton <john@...> wrote:

> 
> I downloaded the "pages" package to go with 48.2. Unfortunately when
> you get to "Master Page" and try to insert an automatic page number
> you get very deep into python-world. It requires lxml which in turn
> requires something else etc. etc. I long ago gave up chasing such
> asymptotic strings of requirements AKA library hell. 
> 
> Would it be possible to package this extension with all the required
> pieces included? Or reprogram it so that the lxml etc. were not
> required? I recognize that the author is a python enthusiast. But I am
> not. And there must be a simpler way to insert consecutive page
> numbers on a master page. I will do it by hand if necessary.
> 
> I use Slackware 13.37

Never mind. Found a way to get the package.

-- 
John Culleton
Wexford Press
"Create Book Covers with Scribus"
http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

On 2011-09-17 16:18, john Culleton wrote:
> I downloaded the "pages" package to go with 48.2. Unfortunately when
> you get to "Master Page" and try to insert an automatic page number you
> get very deep into python-world. It requires lxml which in turn requires
> something else etc. etc. I long ago gave up chasing such asymptotic
> strings of requirements AKA library hell.
>
> Would it be possible to package this extension with all the required
> pieces included? Or reprogram it so that the lxml etc. were not
> required? I recognize that the author is a python enthusiast. But I am
> not. And there must be a simpler way to insert consecutive page numbers
> on a master page. I will do it by hand if necessary.
I have no idea what the pages package does exactly, nor what your exact 
requirements are, but have you tried JessyInk? It's made for creating 
presentations, but it should at least allow you to put consecutive page 
numbers of different pages/sheets (the page numbers won't appear in the 
original SVG, but will appear in the presentation, wich can then be 
exported, see the JessyInk site for more information).

On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:40:57 +0200
Jasper van de Gronde <th.v.d.gronde@...> wrote:

> On 2011-09-17 16:18, john Culleton wrote:
>
> I have no idea what the pages package does exactly, nor what your
> exact requirements are, but have you tried JessyInk? It's made for
> creating presentations, but it should at least allow you to put
> consecutive page numbers of different pages/sheets (the page numbers
> won't appear in the original SVG, but will appear in the
> presentation, wich can then be exported, see the JessyInk site for
> more information).
> 

Happily I found a way to download the missing library and now things
are working. I also figured out how to go to the last page and the
first page of a stack. The instructions are a bit unclear about moving
thefocus up one page or back one page. 

Jessylink sounds interesting. Can it be set up for auto advance?


-- 
John Culleton
Wexford Press
"Create Book Covers with Scribus"
http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

On 17/09/11 21:12, john Culleton wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:40:57 +0200
> Jasper van de Gronde<th.v.d.gronde@...>  wrote:
>
>> On 2011-09-17 16:18, john Culleton wrote:
>>
>> I have no idea what the pages package does exactly, nor what your
>> exact requirements are, but have you tried JessyInk? It's made for
>> creating presentations, but it should at least allow you to put
>> consecutive page numbers of different pages/sheets (the page numbers
>> won't appear in the original SVG, but will appear in the
>> presentation, wich can then be exported, see the JessyInk site for
>> more information).
>>
>
> Happily I found a way to download the missing library and now things
> are working. I also figured out how to go to the last page and the
> first page of a stack. The instructions are a bit unclear about moving
> thefocus up one page or back one page.
>
> Jessylink sounds interesting. Can it be set up for auto advance?
>
>

At the moment, JessyInk does not yet support auto-advancing.

Cheers,
Hannes