hi john >>> Gimp has it, Scribus to my knowledge doesn't. Is it planned for >>> any future release? >>> >> well, basically, it's not hard to implement... >> >> and, if you don't need to retain the blend mode, you can use a >> simple workaround: go in the upper layer, select all, cut; go in >> the lower layer, paste; delete the empty layer. >> > > Sorry, blend mode is the whole point. If I just export a layered file > to e.g. pdf 1.3 then all the transparencies become opaque. But some > USA printers require that files be flattened before printing. With > Gimp you can merge files down and retain effects like blends. But > Gimp won't work in or produce CMYK although it is getting closer to > that point. >
this is not what you asked in your first mail :-) or at least not what i understood from it... flattening on pdf export is a difficult task and is planned... but -- afaik -- it won't probably happen in the near future. have fun a.l.e
