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Scribus Handbook On Line
Program Author Franz Schmid Franz.Schmid@altmuehlnet.de
Documentation by Peter Linnell scribusdocs@atlantictechsolutions.comThere is now a Scribus mailing list on-line at: http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus. There is both a English and German language interface to the mailing list manager.
Version Scribus 1.0 - Stable , Documentation Updated 12:07:2003
Scribus 1.0 (Released 2003:07:14) - Major features from 0.9.x developer releases:
- Numberous small bug fixes and refinements throughout. The most stable version released to date.
- The SVG-Export plug-in is now part of the main distribution and it supports all objects in a Scribus doc. Images are saved as PNG.
- Added New Plugin for Print Preview.
- Added Support for Links to external PDF-Documents.
- The first page of a PDF can now placed like a EPS-File.
- Added new Command "Convert Text to Polygons" - Very cool..
- Vastly Improved Text Rendering for at all Zoom Factors > 100 % with freetype2
- Added Color Model "Websave RGB"
- Added the possiblity to adjust the Display for true WYSIWYG. e.g 1 Inch displayed on the Rulers is now really an Inch on the Screen.
- Support for Unicode fonts via freetype2. This allows both Unicode text and usage of all the glyphs within Unicode fonts. You need freetype2 to enable this feature.
- Support for embedding icc profiles when printing directly from Scribus. This will allow for print proofs which simulate standard CMYK press conditions or well profiled printers.
- Implemented Reverse Writing Mode for Textboxes. This enables right to left languages such as Hebrew and Arabic script.
- Hungarian Hyphenation added
- Improved the zooming with the Mouse Wheel by enableing it when you press the Mouse Wheel
- A newly revised measurements palette with addtional functions and reduced screen usage.
- You can now zoom In and out withe the Mouse Wheel when you hold the Shift-Key whilst rotating the Wheel.
- The Postscript Driver can now separate RGB-Images too. The only thing that doesn't work are Gradient Fills of Objects on Template Pages.
- The PDF-Exporter converts now RGB-Images to CMYK when Destination Printer is selected.
- Added a command to save everything into a folder to ease moving files.
- The first standalone application to create 100% PDF/X-3 compliant PDF's. This is a major advance in the capabilties for Scribus to produce "press-ready" PDF's suitable for use in commercial printing. Info and PDF/X-3 Q and A
- Added support for CUPS and Gimp-Printfor high quality printing from inkjets and other printers supported by Gimp-Print.
- Scribus can encrypt PDF's with 128 bit strength.
- Embedding of ICC-Profiles in PDF's is now an option.
- Support for PDF-1.4 Transparency. There is a check box in the preferences to enable it. By default it is off. ** Thus, PDF's created with this enabled will only show transparency in Acrobat Reader 5.0+ or the full version of Acrobat 5.0+ **
- Reworked Font Preferences
- Scribus installs now in $prefix/lib instead of $prefix/share to be compliant with the FHS.
- Gradient Fills for all Objects except Pictures
- Guidelines which can be dragged out of the Rulers
- A locking function for objects - both graphic elements and text frames
- A Button in the File Select or File Save As: which navigates to a preferred directory for saving your Scribus docs - defined in File -> Preferences. This works much like Star Office or Open Office, if you are familiar with these applications.
- PDF Options are now saved with the Document
- A much requested feature, MDI (mulitple document interface) is in Scribus. This give users the ability to have multiple Scribus Documents open, as well as copy paste/move objects between documents.
Recent Additions to the Documentation
- The Table of Contents has been moved to a separate page.
- Added a new page on (04:07:2003) Creating interactive PDF with Javascript in Scribus. There is an A4 and US Letter version of this PDF.
- Added a new page on (06:05:2003) Top Ten Hints for using Scribus
- Added a new page on (06:05:2003) Scribus - SVG Export Plug-in
- Revised PDF on how to handle Scribus PDF files for printers and service bureaus.
- There is a new (18:04:2003) page on using wine with Acrobat for checking PDF/X-3 files created with Scribus.
- There is a new (02:03:2003) howto for profiling your monitor with the profile constructors from littlecms. This will help you get more accurate previews with color management in Scribus.
- A PDF documenting the Scribus XML File format - made with Scribus ;) Scribus XML File Format (131kb) is available.
- Just for fun - Can Scribus Run on Cygwin and Windows 2000 XP ? (Updated: 12:07:2003)
- A detailed list of Scribus specifications and features is now on line:Scribus Specifications
- A revised scripting plug-in V. 0.5 will be released soon, including an interactive console, which allows Scribus to use Python as a scripting language. The first reference manual is here and is included in the plug-in installation,along with sample scripts. You can download it from the Scribus download page.
- For documentation on the new interactive PDF form features in 1.0, look at the documentation included with the samples, as well as,PDF Export - Save As PDF You are encouraged to also look at Optimizing Linux for Desktop Publishing for getting the best results with Scribus.
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