On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:23:28 -0400 Louis Desjardins <louisdesjardins at videotron.ca> wrote:
> >Am Dienstag, 18. April 2006 23:35 schrieb Craig Bradney: > >> On Tuesday 18 April 2006 23:28, Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > >> > > Got a project that can fit into the massive upheaval that the codebase > >> > > is going through right now? > >> > > >> > I can think of some interesting projects that would move Scribus forward > >> > and save developer time. > >> > > >> > - Build a bridge to ImageMagick, so this can be used as "Swiss knife" > >> for > >> > graphics import (reads 95 formats: > >> > http://www.imagemagick.org/script/formats.php) > >> > >> Possible.. > > > >Would be great, IMHO. The list is quite impressive (RAW formats, PICT, CGM, > >and ... XCF (GIMP). > > > >> > >> > - In the alternative, build a bridge to OpenOffice.org for text, > >> > spreadsheet, presentation, and vector import. > >> > >> Riku won SoC Finland for rewriting and enhancing all importers. > >> > >> > - There has been talk about a stand alone story editor. > >> > >> Needs new file format. > >> > >> > - LaTeX support (http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=128) > >> > >> Interesting, Andreas has ideas here. Needs our discussed at LGM frames > >> changes for one method.. others not. > >> > >> > - Rewrite and enhance the table features > >> > >> Possible, tho so much is changing.. but a PoC could be done > >> > >> > - Footnotes and marginal notes (seems to be postponed and no longer > >> > planned for 1.4) > >> > >> All depends on text... > >> > >> > - Spreading and choking > >> > >> ? > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_and_choking > > > >Has nothing to do with text, but is important for professional printing. > > Yes. But please also note that this field is invaded by the pre-press > guys and I know nobody in that area that will let the designers do > trapping on their own. So, agree it could be done. But it'd be low on > my todo list... Don't forget it's usually done at RIPping time, often > in RIP trapping, most of the time depends on so many variables not > known by lots of designers, etc. The day we are going to talk about > trapping, we'd have to talk about ripping. And that's another big > chunk... > > Louis > On the other hand, I live rural Colorado and work with a bunch of county print shops, about 125 miles from the nearest RIP. Under these circumstances, the designer *is* the prepress guy. Trapping support, however rudimentary, would be welcome. Even more welcome would be an "Overprint Black" checkbox in the print dialog for separations. Regards, Steve -- Steve Jacobs Steve Jacobs & Associates Trinidad, CO US
