Hi. I am using Mandriva 2006 LE, with the distribution-supplied scribus-1.3.1-4mdk.
I have laid out a double-sided A4 leaflet which I am attempting to print out on a Samsung colour laser printer. On the front of the leaflet there is an image frame which is filled with a maroon colour, and into this I have imported an image that I created in Inkscape. The image is basically a rectangle with a curved top on a transparent background. When I try to print the leaflet from the Scribus-created PDF file, different things happen depending on which program I use to print it. If I use Acrobat 7 under Windows, the leaflet prints out perfectly - including the image on the cover. Using Acrobat 7.0.5 under Linux, however, produces a printout in which the 'shoulders' of the image - i.e. the transparent bits above either side of the curved top of the image - appear darker than the background of the image frame. If I use xpdf, the image prints out as a rectangle - i.e. the curved bit disappears. I can see that this is impossible to explain in words so I have uploaded a copy of the pdf file here: privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~rpkemp/leafletXXX.pdf ... in case anyone is kind enough to want to have a look. Another oddity about using xpdf is that the logo that appears near the bottom of the cover, which ought to be on a transparent background, comes out as a black rectangle when printed out. Only in xpdf, though. Sorry if I haven't given enough (or the right) details. As you can probably tell I'm an amateur. Thanks in advance. Rob -- Rob Kemp rpkemp at ntlworld.com
