1,10 → 1,10 |
This is Scribus Version 1.3.0, the first release of the 1.3.x development |
This is Scribus Version 1.3.1cvs, the second release of the 1.3.x development |
series. |
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CHANGES 1.2.x to 1.3.x |
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Imporant notes on the differences between 1.2.x and 1.3.x: |
Important notes on the differences between 1.2.x and 1.3.x: |
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1) Because of the new file format features, Scribus documents saved in 1.3.x |
are *not* backwardly compatible. |
43,13 → 43,17 |
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The EPS/PS import feature in 1.3.x uses advanced features of Ghostscript. We |
recommend ALL users update to the newest version of Ghostscript available for |
your distribution. In addtion, if you still have GS 7.0x, there are detailed hints on |
your distribution. In addition, if you still have GS 7.0x, there are detailed hints on |
docs.scribus.net for installing GS 8.x in parallel to the GS installed by your |
distribution. |
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Activating Color Management *requires* installation of CMYK and RGB ICC |
profiles. Please see the included help files, FAQ's on www.scribus.net and |
http://docs.scribus.net for details. |
http://docs.scribus.net for details. Current versions of Scribus 1.3.1 ships with |
2 icc profiles, which are installed only to enable color management functionality. |
The profiles do not provide meaningful color management for printing. Additional |
profiles are downloadable from www.scribus,net and depend on your hardware and |
printing environment. |
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Other notes/known issues at the time of release: |
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60,6 → 64,12 |
we counsel caution trying to upgrade freetype2. Upgrading freetype2 on some |
distributions can be quite difficult. |
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PSD/CMYK TIFF Support |
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1.3.1cvs now has support for CMYK PSD and 8-bit CMYK TIFF support. RGB PSD and |
16-bit TIFF support is being developed. PSD and TIFF support includes layers, ICC |
profiles and embedding clipping paths. |
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Issue with gradients: |
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If you have gradient (e.g. with black color) with 50% shade in both beginning |
68,7 → 78,10 |
no other Color-Stops in-between them. |
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This we believe is a libart issue and not fixable by us. The gradient will export |
and print properly. |
and print properly. Our experimental Cairo build does not have these issues. |
We encourage those willing to test the Cairo backend builds and report issues |
to the mailing list and/IRC. We *know* the Cairo enabled build is slower, but |
are encouraged by the on-going development by the Cairo team. |
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BUILDING AND INSTALLING FROM SOURCE |
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79,32 → 92,32 |
GHOSTSCRIPT |
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One of the more crucial tools Scribus depends on is GhostScript. While it is |
One of the more crucial tools Scribus depends on is Ghostscript. While it is |
not required for compilation, Scribus must be able to find a recent version of |
GhostScript at runtime for all features to be present and fully working. In |
Ghostscript at runtime for all features to be present and fully working. In |
particular, printing, print preview, and PDF/EPS import will not be fully |
functional without GhostScript. GhostScript 8.x is STRONGLY recommended. |
functional without Ghostscript. Ghostscript 8.x is STRONGLY recommended. |
Support for versions older than 7.07 is untested and Scribus may not operate |
reliably using such an old version of gs. |
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You can get a new version of GhostScript from http://www.ghostscript.com/ . |
There is documentation on how to install a new version of GhostScript on the |
You can get a new version of Ghostscript from http://www.ghostscript.com/ . |
There is documentation on how to install a new version of Ghostscript on the |
Scribus website: |
http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&sm=dtptoolbox&page=toolbox7 |
or you can just download it and install it in /usr/local, then set your PATH. |
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If you're compiling Scribus yourself, it will whine at you during configure if |
it notices an older version of GhostScript, or can't find it at all. If you |
it notices an older version of Ghostscript, or can't find it at all. If you |
know you have a newer version installed, run `gs --version' and (on bash) |
`which gs' to check what version is being used and where it's installed. You |
may need to tweak your PATH environment variable to find the newer version |
instead. Note that you can set which version of GhostScript Scribus uses, and |
instead. Note that you can set which version of Ghostscript Scribus uses, and |
where to find it, in the Scribus preferences. |
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Debian users who haven't installed their own newer version of GhostScript may |
Debian users who haven't installed their own newer version of Ghostscript may |
want to install gs-afpl then use: |
`update-alternatives --config gs' |
as root to select gs-afpl as the default version of GhostScript to use. |
as root to select gs-afpl as the default version of Ghostscript to use. |
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DISTRIBUTION AND OS SPECIFIC NOTES |
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113,7 → 126,7 |
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If Scribus does not start while complaining about the absence of |
PostScript fonts please install either xfonts-scalable or gsfonts-x11. |
Postscript fonts please install either xfonts-scalable or gsfonts-x11. |
They are in the "Recommends" and will be installed by all sensible apt |
front-ends. |
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143,7 → 156,7 |
and the Scribus Team. We recommend them for most users as they will ensure |
correct integration with the menuing system and mime types. |
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There are no packages for LittleCMS or a recent GhostScript in Fedora Core 3, |
There are no packages for LittleCMS or a recent Ghostscript in Fedora Core 3, |
though LittleCMS (lcms) is in Fedora Extras. Please see the included help files |
and http://docs.scribus.net for details. |
Grey scale icc profiles in images are not supported in this release.. |
173,13 → 186,13 |
Microsoft Windows |
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A native win32 port is in the early stages of development. There is no ETA. |
More information will be announced on the mailing list as progress continues. |
Some information on building Scribus for Cygwin under Windows is available on |
the Scribus Wiki: http://wiki.scribus.net/ . |
the Scribus Wiki: http://wiki.scribus.net/ This NOT supported officially and |
no effort will be made to integrate Cygwin in the build system. |
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A native win32 port is in the early stages of development. There is no ETA. |
More information will be announced on the mailing list as progess continues. |
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Additional information |
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194,7 → 207,6 |
the Scribus community so special. |
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For the Scribus Team, |
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Franz Schmid |
Craig Ringer |
Peter Linnell |
in July 2005 |
in September 2005 |