Am Dienstag, den 23.03.2010, 13:07 +0100 schrieb a.l.e: > hi joerg > > Am Dienstag, den 23.03.2010, 12:10 +0100 schrieb Peter Nermander: > > > >>> So now the question is, what the hell is Scribus doing when it exports > >>> a PDF? > >>> > >> Other programs usually place text row by row, but Scribus place it > >> glyph by glyph to keep full control of placement. > >> > >> That's what makes Scribus generated PDFs so big. > >> > >> (So one can wonder why Scribus even has the option to make linked text > >> frames into PDF stories, because braille or speach readers fail anyway > >> becuase of the glyph by glyph placement...) > >> > >> > > I would have such behaviour as an option (in case the document layout > > is in need of it), but not the default way. Having glyph by glyph > > placement the default is, in my opinion, a design bug. > > > > as i wrote in my previous mail, i fear that if you want to see this > feature implemented in the near future, you have to look for somebody > (who already has the necessary knowldeges) to implement it for the team > (or who pays for it). > > i think that everybody is aware that someting should be done, but -- > sadly? -- the current implementation (and the existing workarounds) is > not broken enough and the effort needed to implement too big to justify > an higher priority. > > the team may contradict me... > OK, my part to payment would be 100?, sponsoring is a usual part of my life. Just now I have sponsored 100$ for the Libre Graphics Meeting 2010. Is there any way for sponsoring Scribus directly? I did buy the Scribus manual already.
Joerg.
