On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 20:43 +0200, mrdocs at scribus.info wrote: > david wrote: > > Hi guys! > > > > I'm a newbie and I am trying to get wysiwyg in Feisty - for private, > > amateur use. > > > > I use F-Spot and Gimp, although I struggle with both and the photo > > images I can see on screen are nothing like those printed out on my > > Deskjet 920C. > > > > I am trying to get sRGB and ICC profiles from HP but no result as yet. > > > > I have tried to get a simple profile for my LCD monitor using LProf, > > with mixed results. > > > > An article or two in Linux Format magazine says the best way to achieve > > positive results from photographs with the printed image bearing some > > relation to that shewn on-screen is to use Scribus. > > > > If I go into Scribus v2.2.5, 2006 build C-C-T it tells me > > that .png/.tiff/.png/ and even .ps images "are not in scribus format". > > > > I have obtained these images from original .jpeg images imported > > from/converted in Gimp. > > > > I know that, but it displays the clock running image and even tho' I > > wait a considerable amount of time to allow for conversion, nix. > > > > Where do I go from here, please? > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Best > > > > David > > > > Hi, > > First it looks like you have the obsolete version of Scribus shipped > with Feisty. > > Please update with instructions > here:http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Getting_Scribus_on_Ubuntu/Kubuntu_up_and_running > http://debian.scribus.net and some strongly recommended hints here: > > Next, forget about color management and try exporting PDF with the > 'Screen/Web' option and then print from Acrobat Reader - not Evince. > > This kinf of inkjet printer is an 'RGB' device and expects RGB data, not > CMYK. The driver and printer internals handle the conversion. > > Hope that helps, > > Peter > Peter
Thank you so much. Recovering from a stroke, confusion is endemic. You have lifted the fog and sent me off in hot pursuit of decent prints. Best regards David > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus
