On 7/8/10 4:22 PM, a.l.e wrote: > hi > >>> I have downloaded Scribus 1.3.7. I have installed this software. I have >>> tried to take a trial. Before I could do it, a window pops up and >>> states, "Ghostscript is not installed on your computer. Therefore, path >>> to the software could not be found". Where do I get the appropriate >>> ghostscriipt for WinXP. >> >> On this page: >> >> http://www.scribus.net/?q=windows >> >> is a link to the ghostscript installer. >> >> If Scribus does not then find ghostscript, then go to File > >> Preferences > External Tools to browse for the location of the >> correct file as indicated in the README. You'll have to restart >> Scribus after making the setting. > > > > since most people don't need ghostscript when working with scribus and > this seems to be one of the biggest problem people have when > installing scribus, wouldn't it be wiser to show the alert when one > tries to use one of the actions which need gs, rather than on start up?
Scribus now warns on startup, and provides a link to http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Ghostscript for information and instructions. Please feel free to add to that page to make things more friendly (as there's no content there yet) thanks Craig
