Scribus Open source
Scribus Open source
Anyone know how to use Scribus the open source desktop publisher (like Quark Express)? Would like to learn as I'm becoming fonder and fonder of these open source thingies. Is it any good?
I now use Gimp instead of paying a fortune for a new version of Photoshop and think it's great. yay for open source. Although the open source video editor Jahshaka is shite!
So anyone who knows a few things and could answer any questions I have once I start playing around with Scribus would be a legend.
I now use Gimp instead of paying a fortune for a new version of Photoshop and think it's great. yay for open source. Although the open source video editor Jahshaka is shite!
So anyone who knows a few things and could answer any questions I have once I start playing around with Scribus would be a legend.
It's like God's vagina!
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Ok so I downloaded the program and Ghostscript, but I can't find the install files in the Ghostcript zip files. Am i just sposed to expand the zip file into the Scribus file directory (in Program files) or is there an install file. Any help much appreciated. Remember I'm on a windows computer not linux (sorry linux users).
i also tried using it without ghostscript, just to have a look at it, and when trying to enlarge a picture file, it said that Gimp was not found, but it is installed!, am I missing a file or something. Can you not enlarge images in Scribus?
Also i tried typing a few sentences into a text box, but the sentences were overlapping and it just looked a mess! (this might be something to do with ghostscipt? or is that just for exporting to pdf?) sorry about all the questions and I would love to come in and spend a couple of hours with someone going through it, but I'm unbelievably busy sorting out business stuff.
The reason i wanted to use Scribus is that i have to get 1000 brochures printed. I designed them in Gimp, but stumbled upon Scribus and looked as if i could get better results from it.
I do understand that a lot of these programmes are designed around Linux users but i spent 3 years learning programmes based around windows and at the time I don't have time to start doing things the Linux way, but i am slowly being tempted that way.
i also tried using it without ghostscript, just to have a look at it, and when trying to enlarge a picture file, it said that Gimp was not found, but it is installed!, am I missing a file or something. Can you not enlarge images in Scribus?
Also i tried typing a few sentences into a text box, but the sentences were overlapping and it just looked a mess! (this might be something to do with ghostscipt? or is that just for exporting to pdf?) sorry about all the questions and I would love to come in and spend a couple of hours with someone going through it, but I'm unbelievably busy sorting out business stuff.
The reason i wanted to use Scribus is that i have to get 1000 brochures printed. I designed them in Gimp, but stumbled upon Scribus and looked as if i could get better results from it.
I do understand that a lot of these programmes are designed around Linux users but i spent 3 years learning programmes based around windows and at the time I don't have time to start doing things the Linux way, but i am slowly being tempted that way.
It's like God's vagina!
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for me it all works together better on ubuntu , but thats what am use to . it may that you have to tell it where your photo editing programs .exe file is .You can set this in preferences . scribus does not edit photos nor is it a word processor. its just for layout .all these other things should be done else where.
i tend to get the text in txt format then import it . unless it small bits that i just type in . photos , i tent to prepare photos in gimp first . you can adjust the size of an image in scribus , via properties , select image and click scale image to frame size .
The text problem is you leading setting , the distance between the lines . this can be set in properties . right click/properties . here you will find all the setting for text . this is where scribus comes into its own . as the text setting are far more advance than any other program and hence why i use it .
have fun
i tend to get the text in txt format then import it . unless it small bits that i just type in . photos , i tent to prepare photos in gimp first . you can adjust the size of an image in scribus , via properties , select image and click scale image to frame size .
The text problem is you leading setting , the distance between the lines . this can be set in properties . right click/properties . here you will find all the setting for text . this is where scribus comes into its own . as the text setting are far more advance than any other program and hence why i use it .
have fun