On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:22:30 +0100 ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:
> hi peter > ,,, > > Are you sure you didn't mean "the wrong tool > > for the task"*? *I mean, if Inkscape works as > > intended, why not use Inkscape to draw? > > mmm... this is exactly what i wanted to say! > > i dream of a slimmer scribus that helps our > users work with inkscape and scribus together... > > ciao > a.l.e > For perfect-bound book covers Scribus has all the tools but one. It doesn't have a function to create the book document and its spine dimensions based on page count and paper thickness. Inkscape can't provide the needed PDF X/1-a:2001 final format. Initially I wrote a program in perl meant to be used with Scribus that can be found here: http://wexfordpress.com/template.html But my online program just delivers the numbers. You have to key in the dimensions of the page and the locations of the necessary vertical guides. So my new approach will be to use Inkscape's perfect bound cover generator, mark the spine area with a light gray rectangle and then save the file as svg of course. Then I can fire up Scribus with the svg file as the target. Using this sequence the cover art and text can be created in the Inkscape step, or in the Scribus step, or in a combination. Gimp can be used of course for bitmap image manipulation if and when needed. This is the synergy that A.L.E. is recommending. It fits the Open Source principle of one tool that is excellent for each job, and the use of multiple free tools. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
