> > For the pdf file the fonts should of course be embedded. > The presumption is that the sla file will be copied by others to other > machines. Is this frequent? > > I agree that there are more serious issues. IMO Scribus text justification > needs to be reworked according to the pdftex model before it is ready for > serious book use. Then there are TOC, indexing, table generation, running > headers that change when the chapter changes, footnotes and so on. > > Perhaps others do not share my need for adequate text handling. But if this > is not a goal someone should say so. Scribus is still superior for laying > out book covers, which is not a trivial task.
You should watch the videos from LGM 2007, especially Andreas's. http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/2007/program.html Text justification has changed a lot in 1.3.4 and all of these things will continue to improve in 1.3.5+ Craig
