I agree. My browser doesn't warn me each time I start it up that I don't have a particular plugin installed. It only becomes an issue if I navigate to a web page requiring the plugin. Similarly, Scribus should shut up about Ghostscript until it's actually needed for a task.
Mike On Aug 13, 2011, at 7:43 AM, a.l.e wrote: > hi > > i second the motion that the ghostscript warning should only be shown when > somebody actually uses a function which actually needs it! > > most people simply won't ever need it, but before even being able to see what > scribus looks like, are bothered with that missing thing. > > > > and to vincent: you can probably safely ignore that warning. > > have a nice day and don't hesitate to ask in here if you have further > problems! > > a.l.e > > > > >> I second the motion that Scribus/Ghostscript installation should be >> much simpler and intuitive to a broader group of users than operating >> system gurus. An installer app with options would make it much >> easier for the people unfamiliar with Scribus (the number of which >> keeps inceasing) to get it working on their machines. I'm a >> programmer, and it took me two days to get it working on my >> MacBook..... >> >> Mike >> >> On Aug 13, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Vince Morrison wrote: >> >>> Dear Sir/madam, I am a new comer to Scribus, previously using >>> Microsoft Publisher 2007. I am a senior and a member of a writing >>> group here in NSW, Australia. Our group provides a monthly booklet >>> to our members also we hope to make small books, poetry, short >>> stories, on our duplex brother laser and canon pixma printer. I >>> downloaded Scribus !.3.314.32 and the Ghostscript PDI 8.71. 32. >>> Scribus successfully downloaded but tells me I need ghostscript to >>> complete the download. The ghostscript is in a folder on my >>> computer but I cannot seem to bring them together. Any help would >>> be much appreciated. None of us old seniors are very computer >>> literate, I had hoped your program would be better than the Micro >>> publisher I already have. Regards Vincent Morrison >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20110813/b1388fe3/attachment.html> >>> ___ Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>> See also: >>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>> http://forums.scribus.net >> >> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net >> http://forums.scribus.net > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net
