On Monday 19 April 2010 15:13:32 Margaret and George McIntosh wrote: > On 19 Apr 2010 at 14:32, John Culleton wrote: > > On Monday 19 April 2010 12:42:52 Margaret and George McIntosh > > > > wrote: > > > I publish a small newsletter in different forms using layers to > > > differentiate between the different forms, B&W, color for > > > > example. > > > > > I make the unwanted layers not visible, use export as PDF and > > > > the > > > > > resultant PDF included all layers, visible and not visible. Am I > > > > doing > > > > > something wrong? How do I make the PDF hide the invisible layers? > > > > BTW > > > > > when I print to the printer it works right, only visible layers > > > > print. > > > > > Windows Vista, Version 1-3-6. > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > George > > > > There are two columns of check blocks in the layers dialog. The far > > left > > with the eye makes the layer visible or not visible while you are > > working > > on the doucment. The next one over with the printer symbol makes the > > layer > > print or not print. These are two different functions. > > -- > > John Culleton > > "Create Book Covers with Scribus" > > Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 > > http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html > > http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/ > > Thanks John, that did it. My problem is solved but I don't understand > why when I printed it to paper it printed as I expected it to, invisible > levels didn't print although the print box in the layers dialog was > checked. > > George > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus
I don't ever print directly from Scribus. Instead I produce a pdf file of some sort (often pdf x/1-a) and then print that from Acrobat Reader. -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/
