Benjamin wrote: >Hopefully they will package it into a .pkg format so it will install >like Apple software. This is pretty complicated to install on a Mac.
That would be nice - I didn't know they were so hard to make. But installation is not impossible if you get the right information in time. Many thanks. We have lift off! I don't get the 'things won't work without Ghostscript' message any more - and I now realise the 'choose page format' page must be the wizard you mentioned - so it's all in place. Start-up and running seems very slow and my computer is grinding to a halt with Scribus open, and I'm not quite sure why that is - it's not unlike having Photoshop open. Thanks to all for all your efforts and for your kind advice. Ruth >The >Ghostscript.framework file from aqua.scribus.net is a working >Ghostscript. There are aliases in it though and the path is an alias >that I gave but it will resolve itself in the dialog box. Basically just >find the gsc file and don't worry about whether or not it is the alias >or the actual file - this shouldn't make a difference. You put the >Ghostscript.framework file in /Library/Frameworks. Note - do not make >subfolders in this folder. Note - on the wizard whether that appears or >not just depends on your settings so don't worry about that. > >I wish I knew more about this but I am just a user too - I do mostly >design and writing on my computer and have never gotten past the HTML >and CSS langauges. If I knew how to make a normal Mac OS X installer I >would do it and save us all a lot of trouble. > >Ruth Rickard wrote: >>> Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:21:16 -0800 >>> From: Benjamin Huot <benjaminhuot at comcast.net> >> >> Dear Benjamin, >> >> Thanks for the list (which didn't include where exactly to put the >> Ghostscript, although it is implied by the path you give lower down - >> otherwise this would be useful on the download page). Eventually I could do >> it, but was delayed many times by the fact that the A & B folders have >> exactly the same names and creation dates as the ones I downloaded >> yesterday, so that took a bit to sort out. Are they, in fact, different? >> >> I did all the things you said and opened up (no Wizard screen, by the way) >> just as I did yesterday and defined the path to Ghostscript (which wasn't >> /bin because the page on the website doesn't say that) but it turns out >> anyway that the downloaded Ghostscript is only an alias. I went and looked >> at it again, I unpacked it again and there it was, an alias. That can't be >> right, can it? >> >> So sorry to have problems when this is obviously a celebration day for all >> of you. I love open source and the communities who support it, just the fact >> that such things can exist is truly wonderful. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Ruth >> >>> 1. Download the Scribus Aqua, Libraries A and B, and Ghostscript from >>> http://aqua.scribus.net/ >>> 2. Open them up so you get folders from the files and an icon for Scribus >>> 3. Put the Scribus icon in /Applications >>> 4. compare folders A and B to /Library/Frameworks and remove any >>> previous versions of the A and B frameworks first in the Frameworks folder >>> 5. then put the new frameworks in from folders A and B into >>> /Library/Frameworks >>> 6. then launch Scribus from the /Applications folder >>> 7. then push cancel on the new page wizard and choose Preferences from >>> the Scribus menu and scroll down and click on External Tools >>> 8. Browse to the gsc file under Postscript Interpreter from the Change >>> button >>> 9. It is in the /Library/Frameworks/Ghostscript.framework/bin folder >>> 10. Then quit and then relaunch Scribus as before >>> 11. If you did all that correctly, there shouldn't be any error messages >>> when Scribus is started >>> >>> If someone could keep a .pkg installer available for the latest version, >>> then this would be much easier for Mac users as they are not used to >>> following this many steps to install an application. >>> >>> Benjamin Huot wrote: >>>> This is a native Mac installer - its as easy as installing Apple > >>> software on OS X. Note: this is just version 1.3.2. I have successfully >>>> and easily installed Scribus this way on OS X. >>>> >>>> http://www.scribus.org.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=9 >>>> >>>> I am now downloading the packaging from aqua.scribus.net of 1.3.3 to see >>>> how hard that will be to install. >>>> >>>> Ruth Rickard wrote: >>>>> Hello >>>>> >>>>> I am new here - and not entirely sure if this is the right forum for me >>>>> or not (perhaps someone can advise...). >>>>> >>>>> I downloaded Scribus-Aqua-1.3.2-2006-01-23.tar.bz2 only yesterday but >>>>> seeing you have a new release went duly to the URL mentioned but there is >>>>> no such release there. Was this just for other platforms? Of course, I >>>>> assumed not, so can you point me in the right direction? >>>>> >>>>> And could some kind person explain what is Ghostscript and how I can >>>>> install it without having to do developer things? It seems I have to have >>>>> it. I do the best for my Mac (iBook, OS 10.3.9) but I have chosen not to >>>>> go down the road of serious system tinkering - there are too many other >>>>> things for me to learn and life is short. However, if it is an >>>>> AppleScript and all I have to do is put it in the folder and run it, I >>>>> think I can do that. >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes >>>>> >>>>> Ruth Rickard >>>>> >> <snip> >> _______________________________________________ >> Scribus mailing list >> Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de >> http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> > >_______________________________________________ >Scribus mailing list >Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de >http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus
