I went back and took a look at the setting in question. I can see where this can be confusing. The terminology used for the drop-down box on the Color tab of the PDF export wizard uses terminology that in applications like InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc... are used to describe the output resolution intent of the document. In Scribus's case however, the developers have chosen to use the Screen/Web, Printer and Grayscale terminology for color mode selection. If we want to be consistent with other applications in the trade, it might be advisable to update this dialog box to clarify what the setting is actually setting. In most of the other graphics applications I've worked with, the drop-down is labeled "Color Mode:" and the drop-down values are: "RGB, CMYK, LAB, and Grayscale" which is more descriptive of what is being set.
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:scribus-bounces at kirsche.altmuehlnet.de] On Behalf Of avox Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:58 AM To: scribus at kirsche.altmuehlnet.de Subject: Re: [Scribus] 2 questions Timothy Boyden wrote: > > Typically among DTP applications, creating a PDF for Screen/Web > produces a > 72 DPI low resolution PDF that is suitable for viewing on the Internet > in a web browser. Creating a PDF for a "Printer" would apply both to > your local desktop printer or a Commercial Printer. > Dunno what a typical DTP app does, but Scribus uses the resolution set in the fields "Maximum image resolution" and "Resolution for EPS graphics" on the first tab of the PDF export dialog. That is *independent* of the Screen/Web vs. Printer setting on the color tab. As the tooltips say, the Screen/Web vs. Printer vs. Grayscale settings control which colorspace is used in the PDF file. Print shops usually expect CMYK, so "Printer" is the right setting for that. Desktop printers usually expect RGB data, but currently Scribus only outputs sRGB and that might look wrong if the printer expects another colorspace, e.g. AdobeRGB. HTH /Andreas -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/2-questions-tp16132541p16143970.html Sent from the Scribus mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Scribus mailing list Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus
