On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:06:09 -0500 Dale Erwin <dale at casaerwin.org> wrote:
> On 9/14/2011 8:21 AM, john Culleton wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:34:36 -0500 > > Dale Erwin<dale at casaerwin.org> wrote: > > > >> I am brand new to Scribus (ver. 1.3.3.14 under WinXP SP2) and have > >> been trying to go thru the tutorial for beginners to acquaint > >> myself with the program. > >> > >> I didn't get too far before a problem arose. I defined the first > >> page according to the instructions OK, but when trying to insert > >> the image frame for the cover photo, in the properties box, I enter > >> X-Pos: 0.000 mm, Y-Pos: 0.000 mm, Width: 210.000 mm, and all is > >> well, then when I enter Height: 280.000 mm and when I tab out of > >> this field the Width is changed by the program to 208.855 mm. > >> > >> There is no mention of this in the tutorial and subsequent images > >> in the tutorial continue to show that Properties box with the > >> 210.000 and 280.000 dimensions. > >> > >> Thinking I may have done something wrong and not being very far > >> into the tutorial, I deleted the entire thing and started anew > >> with the same results. What have I done wrong? > >> > > > > Can't address this problem directly. But the so-called "stable" > > version you are using is years obsolete and no one is working on > > it. Any defects it has it has forever. The version 1.4.0rc5 is what > > most of us are using. Some users still prefer earlier developmental > > versions in the series 1.3.5 through 1.3.9. > > > > Here is a quote from the Scribus download web page: > > -------------------------------------- > > Current developmental version is 1.4.0 RC5. This is the fifth > > release candidate for the 1.4.0 version. It's sufficiently stable > > for many people to run in production environments, but beware of > > bugs that might still be there. Report any problems in our bug > > tracking system. ------------------------------- > > It is in fact the new stable in everything but name. I suggest you > > move up to it. Then if a problem occurs someone can assist you > > better. > > > > I use two versions: 1.4.0RC 5 and 1.5.0. The latter has one feature > > I must have for my work, the output of a document in PDF X/1-a:2001 > > format. I develop in 1.4.0 RC5 and then load the sla file in 1.5.0 > > for the final file creation. > > > > Thanks, that's a very good suggestion because I am going to need that > PDF X/1-a myself. So then, I take it 1.4.0RC5 as well as all > previous releases cannot do the PDF X/1-a export. > Right on. But if you get to the point where you need X/1-a and the document is 100% otherwise ship me the whole kaboodle via the Collect for Output function and I will try to convert it for you. Don't forget to check fonts in the Collect for Output function. If you are doing a cover and don't want to ship me the cover then just save it as tiff. LSI will accept that also. To recap: LSI requires X/1-a format for: All covers Interiors which have color pages. It is NOT required for B/W interiors. -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
