: Scribus: Master Page features lost behind image I have a Master Page in my document set as a footer, with document name and page number. This appears on most pages. When I paste an image

@Samaraweera207

You do not need to be very brave for using Scribus version 1.5.2. We are using it for a long time and we never lost a document nor data.

If you consider the answer above a horrible hack, please just try version 1.5.2 and arrange your layers as you like.

You can parallel-install several versions of Scribus and also can keep a copy of your document in 1.4.x-format in case you are not sattisfied. So it might take you one or two hours to try it out, and you got almost nothing to lose.

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@Lee3735518

The next (1.6) Scribus version will allow to shuffle around layers across pages and master pages.
And you will be able to correctly achieve your goal.

If you're not brave enough to use the development version 1.5.x, you will have to go through more or less ugly workarounds. Depending on the specific type of document you're working on.

The simplest workaround:


In the master page, create the "visual elements" as you are used to;
Group them and send them to the "Scrapbook" (in the context menu or "Item > Send to Scrapbook");
Delete the visual elements from the master page (or make them othwerwise invisible / not printable)
On each page where you want the footer to appear on top of the "local" items, double click on the Scrapbook item to place it at the same place where it was when you added it to the Scrapbook (it's easier to do, than than to explain... Promised.)


So:


You might need two Scrapbook items if you have facing pages.
You might want to create two (set of) master pages with and without "always on top" visuals.
Simply putting guide lines (instead of content) on the master page might also be a solution).

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