This issue is bothering me too, it's even listed on the Scribus webpage now under "Ubuntu Issues". I mean, Scribus is even in the Ubuntu Weekly News #19 but they refuse to fix this bug.
Strange... -- Cannot enter anything into real number fields https://launchpad.net/bugs/37711 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
