On Saturday 07 November 2009 15:16:07 William Hammack wrote: > I'm using Scribus to make a book cover for a book on Lulu. Lulu is very > picky. I've run into the problem that the PDFs made by Scribus (PDF 1.3 > and X/3 using Scribus 1.3.3.11 Build ID: C-C-T-F-A on Ubuntu Hardy). > Lulu objects that Helvetica is not embedded. I've tried embedding it, > but to no avail. Lulu LOVES Adobe Distiller - in fact requires it, I > think for electronic distribution - so I thought I just pump out a ps > and then get a windows machine to distill it. HERE'S THE PROBLEM: > Scribus ignores the odd size of the cover (landscape, 12.7 inches x > 9.25 inches) and prints it portrait on 8 1/2 x 11, truncating the > image. (Did this both via export as eps and also printing to ps file.) > I cannot find any controls to set page size for eps or ps printing; > googling "hints" this is some kind of CUPS problem. Any advice then on > these two items: > > a) Getting Scribus to embedded proper "base-14 fonts) (see > http://desktoppub.about.com/od/glossary/g/base14fonts.htm for info on > base-14)
There are Helvetica near-clones that you can use. I try to stay away from the actual PS Base14 fonts because of problems like you are having. for Helvetica try Gill Sans or Verdana instead. I never print directly from Scribus. Instead I pump out a pdf of the right size and print through Acrobat Reader. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
