On Thursday 17 September 2009 14:36:37 Simon Schneebeli wrote: > Hello all, > > I have just upgraded from 1.3.3 to 1.3.5.1 on Mint Linux (Gloria). > > Whenever I start Scribus a strange window opens that blocks part of the > screen (see http://okko.org/IMG/Screenshot.png for a screenshot). > > I couldn't find a way to make this disappear, not did I find any other > bug report on this. Did anyone else have a similar problem? And does > anyone have an idea on how to repair this? > > Simon Somehow you are getting a piece of Open Office Writer over the top of Scribus. And that piece also contains a part of the Scribus opening splash screen.
The usual repair steps would include downloading and reinstalling Scribus 1.3.5.1 again. If the problem persists I suggest reverting to 1.3.3.x until you can get a cleanly working copy. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
