On Tuesday 09 November 2010 14:36:30 a.l.e wrote: > hi john, > > > I'm new to Scribus just having sent my first 56 page + cover > > magazine to the printer. What I had intended to do was to print > > a proof copy to my local printer which is an Epson Workforce 500. > > What I observed was that Scribus seemed to want to print in > > postscript format and my printer will not handle that. I > > understand the value of a postscript printer, so should I invest > > in such a printer or can the system be made to print to my > > existing inkjet printer? If I should invest in a postscript > > printer, what are reasonable options for printers? I have a > > limited budget and have to pay for this thing out of my own > > pocket. BTW, my OS is Ubuntu 10.04. > > you should probably produce PDFs and print from a PDF viewer... > probably Acroread. > > have fun > a.l.e
Agreed. Never have tried the Scribus print facility. Don't need it. -- John Culleton, Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" $5.95 at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html Free eps format barcode: http://www.tux.org/~milgram/bookland/
