1,8 → 1,8 |
This is Scribus Version 1.1.7, the eightth Developers Release after Scribus 1.0.1 |
This is Scribus Version 1.2 |
The Scribus 1.2 version features a complete rewrite of the rendering Engine. |
All rendering is now done via libart and freetype2. |
This requires that libart_lgpl and freetype2 are installed. |
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The Scribus 1.1.x versions feature a complete rewrite of the rendering Engine. |
All rendering is now done via libart and freetype2. This requires that libart and freetype2 are present. |
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Additionally Scribus uses now a different way to find fonts, sadly this gives |
some changes in the font names Scribus uses. To convert old documents follow the |
procedure below: |
20,7 → 20,7 |
To use Scribus in your native language be sure that the environment |
variable LANG is set correctly. |
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The new EPS/PS import feature in 1.1.7, uses advanced features of Ghostscript. We recommend |
The new EPS/PS import feature in 1.2 uses advanced features of Ghostscript. We recommend |
ALL users update to the newest version of Ghostscript avialable for your distro. |
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Special note for SuSE 8.1 users, you need the devel packages, at least |
31,8 → 31,12 |
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There is a bug in font outline handling for some fonts in the freetype |
libraries. It's being worked on upstream. Don't file a bug report. Instead |
change the font used if you need the outlines. This is not a Scribus bug. |
change the font used if you need the outlines. This is not a Scribus bug. |
Some testing has shown that this bug is not present in freetype 2.1.9, but |
we counsel caution trying to upgrade freetype2. Upgrading freetype2 on some |
distros can be quite difficult. |
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For Debian Users: |
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If Scribus does not start while complaining about the absence of |
43,11 → 47,12 |
For SuSE 9.0/9.1 Users. |
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The littlecms libs 1.10, which shipped with 9.0 does not offer complete support |
for all the the latest CMS features in Scribus 1.1.7. There are updated |
SuSE 9.x RPM's available on the scribus.net site. |
for all the the latest CMS features in Scribus 1.2. There are updated |
SuSE 9.x RPM's available on the scribus.net site. We also recommend using the |
latest version of lcms. |
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If you are using Qt 3.3.x, please ensure you are using the latest Qt 3.3.2-2+ rpms. |
The -2+ versions have an important fix for drag and drop in Scribus. |
The -2+ versions have an important fix for drag and drop in Scribus. |
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Many other hints and info are on the www.scribus.net site. Full compile, install and FAQ's |
are available there. |
55,4 → 60,4 |
For the Scribus Team, |
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Franz Schmid |
in June 2004 |
in August 2004 |