Laszlo wrote:
> Seriously, user needs are very different, so every user has a
> different
> priority of necessary features. I have already produced a book
>
> http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Success_stories#172_page_ECG_workbook_for_medical_students
>
> using scribus 1.2, so I think a have the au
John C. wrote:
> I have two hard drives, and use a surge protector. The
> newest/biggest hard drive is for work and the older/smaller one is
> for experiments with different distributions and more pertinently
> for my two backup partitions. Overnight my work files (/usr/local
> and /home ) are ba
Mike wrote:
>> I am still hoping for a suggestion to finding out pixel sizes of
image
frames *prior* to placing the image.
If I know this then I can resize very closely to the exact sizes needed
and thus cut down on the image file sizes. >>
Pixel sizes do not tell us anything about the size in inc
Steve wrote:
> However, this address:
>
>> and
>> design.http://pagesperso-orange.fr/arkandis/ADF/work/Work01.pdf-
>
> ...didn't work for me.
It does work if you leave off the hyphen at the end.
I'd like to remind List members that URLs can't have spaces in them
and will end in a domain, a file e
Eric wrote:
> Subject: keep getting error message no ghostscript
> Message:
> I loaded ghostscript and it is in my external tools , but I can't
> import
> images EPS , I get an error message when I start up no ghostscript
> and
> another fatal error when I drag or copy an EPS file . I'm
Steven wrote:
> Mine downloaded just right. Some times PDF files don't download from
> the web
> correctly. I get those occasionaly and must do another download. Try
> doing
> it again. I am viewing it with Acrobat 9 Pro Extended.
Did you download that recently? I know I downloaded the file severa
Greg wrote:
> I just realized people may be talking about different sites.
>
> The link on http://www.scribus.net/?q=scribus_1.3_manual_book_sample
>
> works. The one on the Flesbooks site apparently doesn't.
Thanks. That link works fine here. The link in the message posted a
couple of days ago ge
StevenD wrote:
> I came across a font manager called fontmatrix. I have worked with
> stuff
> like Suitcase and Adobe ATM in my graphics work on a Mac at work and
> I
> had a font manager made by Bitstream on my old Windows 95 machine
> some
> years back which has not been supported for quite some
StevenD wrote:
> I came across a font manager called fontmatrix. I have worked with
> stuff
> like Suitcase and Adobe ATM in my graphics work on a Mac at work and
> I
> had a font manager made by Bitstream on my old Windows 95 machine
> some
> years back which has not been supported for quite some
>> Is there some kind of documentation or how-to for us beginners on
>> how
>> to work the Terminal and what these lines of code mean and do?
For a very basic list of commands, download the One Page Linux
Manual from
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~squadron/linux_manual.pdf .
--Judy M.
USA
Re
Asif wrote:
> I have a system with 1.7GHz Celeron processor and 256MB RAM. Most
> current distros are too heavy. Can you recommend any distro that is
> light and fast and that can be used to run Scribus, Gimp, Inkscape,
> Blender, etc? I have been browsing for a light Linux distro and
> http://www.
Ronald wrote:
> I am confused!
> I ask something and get the answer BUY THE BOOK. (BUY )
> I ask other things and get this answer.
>
> What should I think now?
>
> It seems that everything I ask here is just answered with GIVE ME
> MONEY!
> In this way this list is not really a supportive mail
Doc wrote:
> It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring the
> word
> "unwary". You aren't an unwary user. Neither (now) am I.
Anyone who is using software as complex as Scribus to do as
skill-intensive a job as designing publications must get "wary"
pretty fast. Contrary to wid
Greg wrote:
> I think that such information is useful for conceptual and
> instructional
> purposes, but for many uses not so practical except for purists.
> It's
> easy to see that hardly any if any modern books use the Gutenberg
> proportions. What we see is that there are different plans dependi
John C. wrote:
>> The right type size for the length of the lines is important. One
>> and one-half alphabets per line (39 to 45 characters) is a common
>> suggestion, though you can't always adhere to it.
>
> Bringhurst would accept as little as 45 characters for double column
> newsprint but woul
Gian wrote:
> I had tried almost anything:
> From command line with console - no way, doesn't even open the
> console
> New user after having renamed the user's folder something else, - it
> crashes with exception violation.
>
> Now, I cannot see why the same folder structure works on usb and not
Jean B. wrote:
>
> Thank you for your answers on the first thread. And Greg, although
> you already know that - you are right. I thought some more about the
> Gutenberg's initial design and the space is excessive. Not because
> today's standards or economic constraints, but because that book was
>
Steven wrote:
> I would like to send a screen shot of what I am seeing but I have
> nothing
> that will capture cursors. I have taken a little swf movie that
> shows it.
> Otherwise is there any thing out there that will capture cursors? At
> least
> something I could use on Windows.
I think Irfan
Ronald wrote:
> I brought that to the attention of the company, but they refuse to
> pay
> for the book with the reasons:
> 1. The program is free, but how to use it we should pay?
1. You don't need to buy the book in order to learn how to use
Scribus. There is a Help menu with a manual that cover
Phil wrote:
> i have successfully installed corel 11 inside of linux, and as i
> also
> use a mac, its quite usefull, as its also the last revision to come
> out for apples.
Please explain how you "installed corel 11 inside of linux." No
Windows software can be installed inside Linux without the h
Phil wrote:
> The buntu live CD's allows you to create a sort of virtual partition
> on your harddrive, but it runs outside of windows, ie it changed the
> boot sector startup, and runs nicely of an NTFS patition, and runs a
> treat on my little dell... (i know im not very technical, and some
> peo
Phil wrote:
> I think coreldraw 11 works well with wine, because its the last
> major
> revision to work in windows 98? please somone corrent me if im
> wrong,
> but i have tried to do extensive research on the subject. From what
> i
> remember, lots of programs that require XP/2k or IE7, have prob
Steven wrote:
> Hey some of this stuff is going over my head. I use a Mac Intel
> machine at
> work and have several Windows XP virtual machine I use with VMWare.
> My home
> machine however is a different animal. It is a Dell machine running
> Vista.
> There have been some comments here about runn
Craig wrote:
>> You can dual boot Windows and Linux on a Wintel machine. You can't
>> boot Mac OS on anything but an Apple computer.
>
> Untrue, but you might be breaking Apple's EULA (if EULA's are really
> legal, I don't think anyone has decided), and the hardware spec
> needs
> to be very close
A couple of weeks ago I posted a URL for the Desktop Publishing
Forum, a good place for information and help with desktop
publishing, graphic design, typography, Web page design, and dealing
with (human) printers. You won't get much help specific to Scribus,
Gimp, or Inkscape, but you won't get hos
John B. wrote:
>> ??... Is Intel claiming that the chipset can't access more than
>> 4GB of
>> RAM?.
>> The current vostro 1720 is offered with up to 8Gb of RAM.
>
> Assuming that "Express Processor to DRAM Controller" is the relevant
> bit, I guess I'd first need to know if I have the Mobile Intel
Rolf wrote with regard to Windows 7:
> What I still do not understand, however, is why they push a Home
> Premium
> version without XP emulation (almost all new machines sold come with
> it). End users will have a great bunch of older software they depend
> on
> which they will want to continue usi
Those who are unhappy with KDE 4 may be interested in the recently
released VectorLinux 6 "KDE Classic." The distribution announcement
explains the rationale this way:
"This release is not about bleeding-edge technology. On the other
hand, it is not about nostalgia either. KDE 3.5.10 gets the job
d
Thomas wrote:
> somebody whom I sent a pdf generated with scribus told me that she
> got a
> virus message, telling that the attachment would contain
> Exploit.PDF.b.gen
>
> I already scanned my computer with 2 different Virus Programms and
> with
> McAfee in the quick modus, which I just installed
John B. replied:
> jwminer at accessvt.com wrote:
>
>> There are four well-known free antivirus programs for Windows:
>> * Avira Antivir
>> * Avast
>> * AVG free version
>> * Microsoft Security Essentials
>>
>> You can download these and there is no charge ever, though you
>> will
>> get nag screen
Bryan wrote:
> Does anyone know if there are any Scribus versions out there still
> available for download that work on Windows 95? I know it's
> ancient, but I have a guy that has an old computer. He's into
> graphic art, but has never used computers. Someone gave him this
> old computer, he wa
John C. wrote:
> All these levels of software tend to grow but not necessarily get
> better. After many years with Slackware and KDE I have given up
> on KDE4. To put it another way I find that Xfce gives me more of
> the features and the look and feel I am used to with KDE than the
> latest KDE do
Sveinn ? Felli wrote:
> But for a new (potential) linux user there are other issues
> which may be critical, I'm gonna raise a couple here:
>
> #1 Number of users -->Access to help/tips/information.
> Some distros are so marginal that info on "normal" usage of
> the distro may be scarse. Some distr
John wrote:
> Downloaded [VectorLinux] again, installed again and this time it
worked. It has
> both Scribus 1.3.3.12 and Inkscape 46. I still have lots of clean
> up to
> do, like getting on line and installing kmail, but now I can report
> a
> positive experience.
Scribus 1.3.3.13 should be ava
Stevend wrote:
> [Inkscape] 0.46 has some of the bottom and left side cut off in
Ubuntu so I can
> see it.
> Works fine in Mint. Scribus 1.3.5 works nicely on the Ubuntu
> machine.
If you haven't tried this, see what happens:
You can resize the height of the Inkscape window if you make the
Toolbo
wtb41 wrote:
> Some (most?) commercial printers (book manufacturers) will NOT
> accept
> TrueType fonts. For example:
>
> 1. Chapter 9 of Robin Williams' book "How to Boss Your Fonts Around"
> says,
> "Service bureaus use high-end PostScript imagesetters to 'image'
> (print,
> output) the pages. Th
Nick wrote:
> With InDesign, there is no where to go to really voice your opinion.
> There
> are no websites, or mailing list, that will give you the support you
> get
> here. If you were to find a developer of InDesign, do you think you
> would
> be able to tell them what they are doing wrong???
Brian wrote:
> I was using Opera9, and tested again that it would NOT search
> for "scribus-ng". I have since tried Firefox (51/139), Epiphany,
> Konqueror and Dillo (all 42/118) all of which accepted a search
> on "scribus-ng", so my problem appears to be browser-based.
Are you using the search
Craig wrote:
> Not only that, but Microsoft has now dropped support for Windows 98.
> That means there are no security fixes coming out for it.
> Mozilla.org
> has also dropped support for it in Firefox 2.0, so your browser
> choices
> will soon be a dangerously insecure version of MSIE a version o
Brian wrote:
> So ... my difficulty was caused by the wiki search facility!
> (Website maintainers please note).
> Thanks so much Judy - but if you can spare the time, would you use
> the wiki search and see what happens? I think I know the
> result :-)
I did the wiki search with Opera 9, Fire
Roger wrote:
> 7. E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T, it works a treat and you will achieve more
> in a
> couple of hours on one page than all the help files ever written.
A good way to learn to use Scribus is to recreate with Scribus a
project you originally produced with another program. Before you do
anything
Thomas Z. wrote:
> Please, feel free to tell me what do you think about it!
This is a very promising flyer. Thanks for your efforts.
There are some grammar mistakes and typographical no-nos that need
to be fixed in order for the flyer to appear as professional as it
needs to be. On the first page
Dear List Members,
I mistakenly hit the "Send" button before I finished writing this
message. Please delete it and wait for the completed reply.
Sorry!
Judy Miner
> Thomas Z. wrote:
>> Please, feel free to tell me what do you think about it!
>
> This is a very promising flyer. Thanks for your ef
Thomas Z. wrote:
> Please, feel free to tell me what do you think about it!
This is a very promising flyer. Thanks for your efforts.
There are some typographical and grammar mistakes that need
to be fixed in order for the flyer to appear as professional as it
needs to be. On the first page, "More
Craig R. wrote:
> I've been able to install fonts packaged with .pfm font metrics OK
> under
> XP. I haven't needed any that I only have in .pfb/.afm or .pfa/.afm
> format yet, but I understand it's possible to convert .afm format
> metrics to .pfm format, so that could be one possible approach.
B
Jeanette wrote:
> Thank you all for your suggestions and help attempts!
> Might be a OS problem.
> I know Vista isn't the best, but for now, I won't be able to
> upgrade. I
> need to finish a broschure right now, so I'll have to find another
> way
> (like using the remote desktop connection to my
On the topic of how to get Publisher files into Scribus, I think
Trevor has to tell his friends who send him their Publisher files
that he can't open those files, does not have a program that opens
Publisher files, and will not spend hundreds for a computer and OS
that could handle those files.
Wh
John C. wrote:
> I spend real money to get a monthly pdf version of "Before and After
> Magazine" and consider it money well spent.
I totally agree! I've subscribed to Before and After since the first
issue and have kept every one, giving me a complete set.
Also check out
http://desktoppublishin
J.J.Jordan replied:
>>How can I get headlines automaticly. I should like a tool where I
>> can
>>make a headline that automatic will change all the headlines.
>>I make a monthly magazine and in the headlines we put the name of
>> the
>>month.Perhaps you can help me.
>>I hope the English Iused is cl
Ian W. wrote:
> I have installed Mint 9 KDE here and the one problem I have is to
> get my
> Scribus re-installed. The only option through the Packet Manager is
> 1.3.3.13 but I've been using 1.3.8 for a while now so my files will
> not
> be compatible. I can also find no help on the various Forums
With regard to online DTP instruction, I'm surprised that noone has
said it has already been done! For example, go to
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/desktoppublishing/u/Basics_and_Beyond.htm
and then check out the rest of the site. There are extensive
tutorials. See
http://desktoppub.about.com/od
Keith wrote:
> I have both 1.3.8 and 1.5.0 svn installed. Neither of them show any
> text
> in them in the tooltips. I don't believe the problem to be a Scribus
> problem but rather a QT thing. I had QT4 Settings, and QT4 Designer
> and
> the tool tips in them were blank as well. I played with the
John C. wrote:
> BTW since I cut my Linux eyeteeth back in the day when it came on
> multiple 5.5" floppy images (i.e. original Slackware) I am used to
> operating as the root user or administrator when it is useful to do
> so. Hence when using a Debian derivative partition (Debian, Kubuntu,
> Ubun
John JJ wrote:
> I'm trying to think of a way to tie the proposed Scribus online
> modules
> with Jacci Howard Bear's site.
You could try contacting her by e-mail and seeing if there is
interest in linking to the proposed Scribus instruction site. I
haven't explored her DTP site in depth, but at a
> I did it many times, I uninstalled, then reinstalled!
> I tried to relaunch the computer as it was few days ago!
>
>
> 2010/12/12 keith bruner
>
>> On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:26:59 -0800, C?cile Barbe
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I really need help!
>>> I can't do anything, the program closes each time afte
> On 12/17/2010 04:29 PM, Margaret and George McIntosh wrote:
>> On 17 Dec 2010 at 15:10, Tom Connolly wrote:
>>
>>> While I am in the edit text mode, if I use Ctrl X to delete some
>>> copy, then
>>> do it again to delete more copy, the program shuts down
>>> immediately
>>> without
>>> a prompt t
a.l.e wrote:
> explaining bleeds and crop marks involves several typographical
> concepts and one will have to use words which are not in everyones'
> vocabulary.
>
[snip
> the fact that babelfish could not translate it correctly is a pity
> but may also be the proof that what jluc has written i
S C Ribus wrote:
>> explaining bleeds and crop marks involves several
>> typographical concepts and one will have to use words which
>> are not in everyones' vocabulary.
>
>
> is there a multilingual and free DTP-specific database somewhere on
> the internet? might be useful actually
Google is you
Peter P. wrote:
> On 12/29/10 9:38 pm, John Culleton wrote:
>> Scribus is aimed primarily at printed rather than web products,
>> although there is a choice when you produce a pdf. For one thing
>> the
>> typical pdf produced by Scribus is very large.
>
> As I'm talking about a primarily text base
John Culleton wrote:
> Scribus is aimed primarily at printed rather than web products,
> although there is a choice when you produce a pdf. For one thing
> the
> typical pdf produced by Scribus is very large.
>
> AFAIK text reflow and PDF are not compatible. For text reflow you
> should
> probably
Ivan W. wrote:
> Want to put a gif image in an image frame for a leaflet layout. The
> gif is on a website so I can view it in a browser (Opera) but how do
> I get it from browser screen to insertable in an image frame ? Tried
> a screen grab using GIMP and then using the GIMP select tool to get
>
Mick wrote:
>> i.e. Does anyone have any recommendations on a simple but good
>> image
>> editor that can take care of common tasks quickly? I know I could
>> use
>> ImageMagick or NetPBM but a GUI is nice sometimes.
>>
> Irfanview but I think that's windows.
Irfanview works very well under Wine i
John J. J. wrote:
> Until your message I had never heard of Softmaker or their Office
> suite. I went to their web page and was struck by the almost
> complete
> lack of mention of OOo. I also couldn't find much detail about
> features.
You probably didn't look far enough. For the Linux version
(S
Marilyn A. wrote:
> 2) I have been given these two pieces of information (below) for a
> 64 bit HP. I have been trying to get this to work. Perhaps I have
> to download it to a specific place. One time I did this it said
> that the format was not correct.
> http://ghostscript.com/releases/ghos
Peter N. wrote:
>> I have a similar problem in that I have a windows font cooper
>> installed
>> in my windows font directory but it does not show up in Scribus
>> nor
>> openoffice. Works great in .fonts in ubuntu but, sadly a no show
>> in
>> windows. Any ideas on how to sort this out.
>
> Is it
Carole wrote:
> Now, I would like a soft aqua in the oval and then text on top of
> that to set up a page full of ovals and perhaps other type labels as
> well.
>
> Is there such a book as - Scribus for Dummies??LOLI suppose
> you have been asked this before...
> I know this is not a word p
Dai wrote:
> Compiling is not good enough. Linux is still in the dark ages. One
> thing
> you have to give windows credit for is, the ability to just grab a
> program and just install it. I'd like Linux to have the same sort of
> capability in Linux, not just one distro but, all distro's. Linux
> a
John C. wrote:
>> > But there is a solution that provides maximum benefit with
> least effort.
>> > In your situation my only question would be, which flavor of
> TeX? A
>> > Scribus solution will require far more effort on your behalf.
>>
>> Indeed TeX, or any other markup language, would be far
J. Jordan wrote:
> I suppose all my questions are answered in the PDF that I couldn't
> get.
> When I click on the link Firefox opens a page that appears to be
> trying
> to open the PDF, but then it says "done" and nothing further
> happens.
>
> I could use some further elucidation. Or if the PDF
John J. wrote:
> I tried in both Firefox and Opera.
>
> After right-clicking on the link I am presented with the options:
>
> Open in a web browser
> Copy URL
>
> "Copy URL" is useless. "Open in a web browser" opens a page, which
> then
> announces "done." The page is blank and no download option a
J.J. Jordan wrote:
> One odd thing is that all I have are .pfa files for these fonts. I
> thought Type 1 fonts came with a .pfb file (outlines) and a .pfm
> file
> (metrics). I don't know what a .pfa file is. I could Google on it,
> but
> it's late and I need to go to bed.
A .pfa file is a PostSc
If you're going to use SANE for your scanner, you first have to make
sure SANE recognizes your scanner. If your GUI front end doesn't see
the scanner, you have to find out whether SANE sees it. You do this
by typing as root at a terminal prompt:
sane-find-scanner
If your scanner doesn't appear the
I want to encourage Ray to install the latest version of SANE and
its related programs available for his distro. I had a pleasant
surprise today when I installed the latest VectorLinux 6 SOHO Deluxe
on the computer to which my Canon Pixma MP160 is attached (USB).
When I ran sane-find-scanner, I w
Ken wrote:
> I have been tasked to design a single fold card, a simple thank
> you,
> with a picture on the front and text inside, the type that might be
> set
> on a desk (somewhat like a pup tent). Is there a place to find a
> template or instruction to design this in Scribus. I'm a newbie to
>
Ray wrote:
> Thanks for your reply Frank - BUT, as I said, my scanner is not
> recognised -
> in Ubuntu or in Mint - no lights, no noise, it's not recognised.
I have a Canon scanner that's part of my Canon MP160 all-in-one. It
works very well. However, Canon scanners are not well supported
throug
One point that hasn't been pointed out is that good hinting improves
appearance *at low resolutions*. Past 600 dpi for output, hinting
really doesn't figure in. Computer screens generally run at 72 or 96
dpi, rarely over 100-something. So hinting is important for text
that will be viewed onscreen.
> On 08/06/2011 07:23 PM, John Ghormley KJ4UFG wrote:
> ...
>> I suppose if you want quote marks that curve from the top in
>> toward the
>> quote on both ends there is more than one keystroke on each end
>> involved. I
>> totally eschew those marks as tedious and a bit old fashioned, but
>> to ea
a.l.e wrote:
> and, imo, 1920 x 1080 is somehow insane... but, well, maybe i'm just
> jealous.
1920x1080 has been around for a while and is not at all insane. More
screen real estate is highly desirable. It's also a good size for
watching video.
One thing people must consider when they buy a high
Alexandre P. wrote
> wrote:
>
>> I do not find in my vs 1.4.0rc2 Preferences, General any reference
>> to large
>> or small icons.
>
> It's a checkbox that says something like "Compact UI" (can't
> remember
> exactly, running localized UI here).
What I see is "Use Small widgets in Palettes." Howe
John C. wrote;
> Not familiar with the features of Win 7, but for my eye comfort on
> all apps I run 1024x768 on a 1920x1080 screen via the program:
> xrandr
>
Aha! That explains your oft-mentioned problems with icon bars. Since
lcd monitors really want to run at their native resolution, you are
p
John C. wrote:
> Well I just invested in an Acer with about 21.5 in true diagonal so
> I
> am not in the mood to upgrade. I just got rid of my Sony 24" CRT.
> Now
> that was a jewel, but a 50 lb plus monster.
27" is true diagonal. It's quite a bit bigger than 21.5. I
understand your reluctance bu
John C wrote:
> Well it is a very handsome site (much better looking than mine) but
> like any site it can be improved. It does not appear that Scribus
> was
> used. The PDF file was put together with Photoshop and not Scribus.
> IMO Scribus would set up the text better, given a fighting chance.
>
Some of the posts on this topic seem to come from a world different
from the one I'm living in. I started participating in mailing
lists, forums, and newsgroups in 1993. I gave up on newsgroups after
a few years because of the very unfavorable signal-to-noise ratio.
Way too many ads, spams, and off
Julian wrote:
> I'm trying to add a subscript ie h2 (ie where the two is the
> subscript)
> in the story editor, but Scribus just shows it as h2 there.
> Subsequently, the canvas shows h2 too.
>
> I'm running 1.3.9 on Ubuntu 10.10 from malex's repo (64 bit)
It's working fine for me with 1.3.9 on V
John JJ wrote:
> Thanks. That is the bit I was missing. The default installation of
> Fedora 14 x86_64 installed aspell, but curiously did not install any
> dictionaries. After installing aspell-en I now have the spell
> checker
> at the bottom of the list in the Item button.
>
> However, it doesn'
James G. wrote:
> I find that, at least here in the U.S., most people's eyes just sort
> of glaze over when you say Desktop Publishing. However, if you say,
> "It works like 'Printmaster' or 'The Print Shop'," lightbulbs light
> up. For those who have never heard of either of these, they are very
>
Herb wrote:
> Some day
> Scribus will
> have all (or most) of the features we all want and need (booklet
> printing,
> print to file, save as PS not EPS, etc ) Until then I'll use what I
> have.
To print to file, you should be able to go to the Windows Printer
and Fax control panel, right-click on
Roger wrote:
> I obtained Xara Extreme and successfully (I think) installed it into
> Linux FC4,
>
> It is in the menu and the Icon is visible however it does not start,
> nothing happens. am I missing something or have I done something
> wrong
> in th install..
Did you try starting xaralx from th
Nigel wrote:
> Where can I get a [free] copy of helvetica that will work with
> Scribus?
> I'm running Kubuntu edgy.
> Is verdana just as good?
Helvetica is a trademarked font owned by Linotype. You can't legally
download Helvetica for free anywhere. You have to buy it from
Linotype or a dealer le
Roger wrote:
> My apologies, I thought verdana was with Openoffice and free.
> I'll explore the urw fonts more thoroughly.
The Vera family comes with OpenOffice. So you were close as far as
the name is concerned. The Vera family is produced by Bitstream and
is free of charge. I don't know if it's
Nigel wrote:
> Since I am new to this whole area of print publishing, rather than
> web publishing,
> which [free] fonts work well on paper? - I mean normal/standard
> ones.
I am sorry for not replying sooner.
I've never used a free font for print publishing, so I'm not the one
to ask. I've heard
Nigel wrote:P
> I just installed Kubuntu feisty on my laptop and acroread is now no
> longer
> available because of licensing problems - any one care to shed some
> light on this?
>
> Is KPDF just as good now - does it have all that is needed for use
> with Scribus?
Can't you simply go to
http://w
Alex wrote:
> Yes. I heard of a condition called upgraditis, too. To each its own
> I suppose
> - some people can't sleep unless they stay on the bleeding edge and
> bandage
> their hands every so often and others would rather have their system
> uncluttered and working properly, so they could do t
Martin wrote:
> I have a logo which uses a certain font. I don't know the font name,
> just have
> the sample from the graphic. Is there a way to find similar fonts on
> the
> internet without digging into font sites for hours and hours?
If you'd like some real humans to help identify a font, go t
Allan wrote:
>>>I had the same problem, so I created the Flyer on the Paper-Format
>>> on wich
>>>it is printed (A4) and created 3 Text-Frames on the page with no
>>> flow
>>>text, to control the lower parts of every collum.
> I think it is always better to beginn with the print-size of the
> paper
Roger wrote:
> Windows refuses to print with my S520 because the color cartriges
> are empty and have been so for 2
> years.
> Windows used all my color while printing greyscale images
Generally, inkjet printers print grayscale by using equal amounts of
cyan, magenta, and yellow ink. Blac
> Julian Robbins wrote:
> Sorry for replying to my own post, but I've discovered that even
> with a
> completely new document, and just adding one line of Arial text, I
> still
> haven't got the ability to embed the font in the PDF (only subset)
> if
> formatted with Arial regular.
>
> Why ?? If I
Jon wrote:
> All "modern" commercial Fonts got embed or not embed (subset) bits.
> Arial is a free font, freely available, so it should allow embedding
> by
> 100%.
I happened to remember that I have at least two Windows programs
that can look inside the font for its level of allowing embedding,
s
rcook wrote:
> This is what I do on my 32 bit Ubuntu Feisty with Gnome
>
> Select by highlighting the application text
> Use that application's Edit->Copy
> Go to the Scribus text editor
> Scribus Text editor Edit->Paste
>
> Works every time.
>
> What doesn't work, but did on KDE (I think) was to s
Christoph wrote:
> The resolution of the image is too low for printing, only 72 dpi.
> You need at
> least 200 dpi, better 300 dpi. The reason it looks worse in full
> resolution
> is that its "flaws" become obvious.
Whoa! There is no such thing as absolute "72 dpi resolution."
Resolution is the p
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