On Tuesday 23 June 2009 01:06:42 pm Gregory Pittman wrote: > 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
Actually, you should try going into to the Control Panel > Themes and pick classic there as a test. The other possbility is a bad download. Peter
