Am 5. Dezember 2011 07:32 schrieb ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch>: > hi > >> I think we do users a disservice by having the suggestion to print >> from Adobe Reader as the only option we provide when someone is >> having trouble. If this is the case, perhaps printing should be >> completely removed from Scribus. >> >> I do a fair amount of printing directly from Scribus, since I am >> frequently not interested in the highest quality printout, and don't >> want to bother with the added steps of exporting to PDF, then opening >> with Adobe Reader just to print a page. > > afaict, this is not about better or worse quality. > > printing directly or through the pdf should give you the same quality. > (if you ever manage to correctly print) > > in my eyes, it's more about struggling for hours to get your printer to > work with scribus (even for landscape pages) or just use the pdf reader.
+1 I never use the print option from scribus as it is buggy as hell, I can not get the correct page orientation etc. So: Always output to a pdf and print it with Reader. It will look great. If you need more comfort, write a script for this. > > and since most jobs created from scribus are not printed on your own > local printer (pdf distributed over the net, print shop, ...) i think > it's not such a bad idea to have a workflow that goes through a pdf > file. > > >> The lesson of this is that you should be able in most cases to figure >> out the settings for a particular OS, Scribus version, and printer. >> If you don't care to go to this bother, then the PDF-Adobe Reader >> option is the more certain backup. > > exactly. and for the beginner it's better to tell her to just use a pdf > reader and not lose hours trying to setup the printer. > > definitively not the best solution one can think of... but a better > user experience than spending hours to -- eventually -- manage to setup > your printer before you see for the first time the result of your work! > > > > > ciao > a.l.e > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net -- Gru?, Stefan
