You could try Scribus version 1.5.8. Although the 1.4 series is technically the “stable” branch, I think of it more as the “soon to be obsolete” branch. 1.5.x has been effectively stable for a long time, and my recommendation is 1.5.8.
On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, at 08:04, John wrote: > I worked with Pagemaker professionally for many years. Now retired, I > decided to try Scribus as a modern equivalent, installing version 1.4.8 > for Windows 10. However, I found it far more complicated and less > intuitive. Eventually I managed to get some content on one page, and > tried to flow text over frame links. Although the frames are showing as > linked, as indicated by a pop-up telling me that they were already > linked when I tried again, text refuses to flow, ending mid-sentence at > the bottom of the first frame. There is a small "x" in a square where > the text stops, but the linked frame remains empty. The Story Editor > shows the complete text. Both frames are on the same layer. I even > unlinked the second frame, and then linked it again. > I suspect I should do something with that small "x" in the corner, but > it cannot be activated with a click, so I'm stumped. What am I missing? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20220715/80911c0d/attachment.htm> > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus@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 -- Matt Miller mailto:matt.mil...@fastmail.com ___ Scribus Mailing List: scribus@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
