Peter Nermander wrote: >> I have often wondered what it is about Scribus that makes it run so >> slowly with long documents. It's a common complaint, so I'm sure it's >> not just me. And I know zero about programming, so I have no idea what >> the developers can do to improve the situation. > > If I understand things right, Scribus is not very good at "knowing > what needs to be re-done". So each time you move inside the document > Scribus must more or less re-render the whole document.
Or presumably for an edit to a text frame or its contents, every page containing subsequent linked frames ? For any other type of object, I can't see why it could affect anything other than its own page or the opposite page ? > The developers know about these problems but fixing them needs major > re-writes, and that takes time. Good news !! > One thing that has to be kept in mind is the Scribus is a tool under > development, it is unfair to compare it to programs that have been > available for many years. Programs like InDesign would probably not > even have been released as closed beta when they were as "young" as > Scribus. I wish ! Far from being a 'replacement for Pagemaker', InDesign 1.0 was a pointless distraction. Fragile and buggy. 1.5 was vaguely usable, and they did the 1 to 1.5 upgrade very cheap ! > That is part of the Open Source "culture", you can try the > program out already from the beginning of the development cycle. Some > Open Source programs never leave their "childhood" because the > developers never find time to finish. So we should be happy as long as > Scribus developes. Indeed ! Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
