Julian Robbins wrote: > Hi > > I've come across an odd but really annoying bug. I've haven't added it > to the bug tracker yet, in case there are other tips or ideas, or > workarounds to get around it. > > A colleague designs files in Scribus 1.3.3.8 on Windows. I use Ubuntu > Linux 7.04 and Scribus 1.3.3.9 to open up the file. I get a lot of cases > of broken image links. Images are linked relative from the document > itself to the image filename. > > This is how to reproduce this, if I open a Scribus file in one > directory, say > > /datasheets/product1 > > then open another Scribus file that is in a different directory, ie > > /datasheets-old/product2 > > then images on the second file don't load at all. 'Manage images' shows > an expected folder directory that is derived from the previously opened > Scribus file (product1). > > I haven't tested this thoroughly, so I'm not quite sure exactly what the > problem is, but its confused me for a while. > > Simple workaround is to quit Scribus completely, and open up file 2 on > its on, then the images all load perfectly. > > Can someone try to replicate this, and see if they get the same > incorrect behaviour? > Not exactly a bug -- what you need to do is select File > Collect for Output from the menu bar. This brings everything together so that links to images are correct.
Greg
