On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:49:41 +1100 Heracles <[email protected]> wrote:
> Alan L Tyree wrote: > > On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:38:35 +1100 > > Heracles <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > <SNIP> > > > >> {note to Jon: forget Scribus, it still crashes regularly. I have > >> been trying to use the "stable" version to produce a magazine I > >> write for another computer club and had to go back to using OOo as > >> Scribus crashed almost every time I tried to use the story editor > >> to change the text a little. It needs a lot more development to be > >> usable.} > >> > >> > > > > What version of Scribus are you using? I have used it a fair amount, > > but always the ScribusNG package. I have never had any problem with > > it at all. First on Debian Lenny, recently on Debian Squeeze. A > > quick look at the Ubuntu forums didn't turn up any recent > > complaints about crashes. > > > > Also, the Scribus website has just announced a bug-fix version > > 1.3.6. > > > > Since LyX/LaTeX have usually been sufficient for my publishing > > needs, I have never been a heavy user of it, so maybe I just > > haven't hit the wall. Still, seems surprising to me since I have > > had very good results when I have used it. > > > > Cheers, > > Alan > > > Hi Alan, > Version is 1.3.3.14(Stable) > I'll upgrade to 1.3.6 and see if that helps. My magazine is 24 pages, > so it should not be a problem for even a simple DTP. I don't know what version I was using on Lenny. The Squeeze version is 1.3.5 and it has always behaved -- but as I said, I have never pushed it hard, just a few pages. If it can't handle 24 pages then something is seriously wrong! > Thanks > Heracles > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
