I have been asked to edit and ``typeset" an eight-page newsletter for a volunteer organization --- within the next 36 hours! The previous editor (moved to another city) used Microsoft Publisher. I do not want to use that, but this is literally learning Scribus ``on the fly".
With apologies for not doing the work myself to find the information, can someone point me to any documentation on: (1) how to insert common ``typographical" symbols into plain text files, e.g. endash, emdash, typograthic apostrophes and quotation marks, bullets (ugh) and the like. (2) given where I live in Canada, the newsletter has to contain a mixture of English- and French-language content. My French text displays fine in kvim but not with cat or less at the command line. Can someone point me to the hoops I must go through to ensure correct printing of French accented letters. Once again, my apologies to all for asking for help rather than finding the information myself. I am under intense time pressure and allowed myself only a rapid look through the Scribus online documentation. I hope to reach a point to offer back; until then, thanks in advance. Bruce Miller Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
