I quess that to export to pdf 1.3 make the same stuff...
Ondrej. On 11/09/2011 03:30 PM, Stefan wrote: > Most printers do not accept transparent vector art in a pdf. > Scribus cannot "flatten" a file so it look transparent, so: > > My workaround for simple transparency stuff like > half-transparent background over a picture, for easy readable text: > > use a special png-graphic > > - create a new graphic in Gimp with white backdrop > - go to Gimp-Layers, move opacity slider from 100% to e.g. 70% > -> gives you transparent white. > Save that as transparent.png > > In Scribus, create a Imageframe (key "i"), load transparent.png > (ctrl-d) and you now have a transparent rectangle. > > Tipps: > Try "fit picture to frame" and you can scale it as you need. > Use a special form or contour line for more involved design. > Stack two frames, for more white background and less transparency. > Use other colors than white. > > The resulting PDF is accepted by all offset printers i use. > > There some are WYSIWYG-probs. Always check the pdf before printing from it. > -- Ondrej Nemecek icq: 250163477
