Ubuntu Scribus versions 1.4 and 1.5.
I'm designing a book in 1.4 and wanting to use 1.5 to create a PDF/X-1a, but I'm having a couple of problems. The biggest one is that the document does not export as PDF/X-1a. I've searched the forum and found a good information on this thread
http://forums.scribus.net/index.php/topic,628.msg2905.html#msg2905But I can't seem to apply it all. The quotes are from that post.
File > Preferences > Color Mgmt --> Tick Activate color management
File > Preferences > PDF Export > File options > Compatibility --> set PDF/X-1a
File > Preferences > Preflight Verification --> Output profile to PDF/X-1a
I have color management activated in document settings and PDF/X-1a file compatibility set in PDF export. But under Preflight Viewer, I do not have an option for PDF/X-1a.
I am able to select PDF/X-1a in Scribus to export the file, and I'm using Adobe Reader 9 to try and verify the PDF version of the file. Adobe's document properties tell me the PDF version is 1.3. In the thread I mentioned, it was suggested ...
if you check your pdf file with the adobe reader, the first tab of the document properties window will always tell you the compatible pdf version. this is in your case: '1.3 (acrobat 4.x)'.
another tab (something like: 'user defined' – i don't have an english version handy…) should give you for: 'GTS_PDFXConformance 'the value: 'PDF/X-1a:2001' if you find this entry, the pdf is ok – if not, there is something wrong with your installation.
... but I don't have this tab and nowhere can I find this information. Does this mean my installation of Scribus 1.5 is incorrect?
Secondarily, when I open my Scribus 1.4 sla file in 1.5, I find some image and text boxes overlapping (which they weren't in 1.4). I don't know if the two problems are related, of if there is anything I can do when I save the 1.4 file to make it work better in 1.5 (I "save as" under another file name so as to preserve my 1.4 file).