Lori Jiacinto wrote: > I've been reading about Scribus and finally downloaded it today to try it > out...and I'm having problems with it. This is Scribus 1.3.3.13 prebuilt for > Windows, installed from the installer; I'm running Windows XP, and I've > installed Ghostscript 8.64. > > The first problem I've observed is there is no "paper" shown in the GUI. I > am working through the "Scribus Quick Start Guide", and when I created a new > page, there was no "page" drawn on the GUI...just rulers on the edges. When > I would add a shape and change its color, all I saw were red box outlines; > the only way I found to see my page properly was with the print preview. I > restarted Scribus in console mode, and there are many messages: "ASSERT: > "src_dc && dst_dc" in kernel\qpaintdevice_win.cpp (388) QPixmap: Invalid > pixmap parameters". What did I do incorrectly, and what should I do to fix > this and see the document I'm creating? > > The second problem occurred when I attempted to insert a .JPG image and > Scribus crashed. From the console window: "Scribus Crash > ----------------------- Scribus crashes due to the following exception : > EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION Calling Emergency Save". > > I thought I had followed the Windows installation instructions correctly... > Is there a step I missed somewhere? > Try changing the desktop theme in Scribus in File > Preferences (anything but the default). This may help the display problem.
Greg
