On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:42:49 +0200 "Gunter Woysch" <Gunter.Woysch at gmx.de> wrote:
> Rendering issue in Scribus 1.3.9 > > Hello all, > > I have a rendering issue with Scribus 1.3.9. > > I added a trapezoid with the line drawing tool of a graphics editor > to a .png file. > > The trapezoid looks good in this .png file and this graphics editor > and when I open it in a web browser. > > After importing the .png file to Scribus, the trapezoid is shown as a > sequence of line sections with interrupting black background. > > This "broken" presentation is even exported to .pdf. > > Is this a known bug? > > Is there a simple workaround, which I could use without having to > change my Scribus installation? > > Many thanks for any answer! > > Gunter What is the graphic tool you used? Png is a bitmap format. I suggest that a trapezoid might work better if saved as a vector format, like PostScript or Svg. Can you do that? And did you try to draw the trapezoid directly in Scribus? Upgrading to 1.4.2 is the first thing I would try. It isn't that difficult. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
