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#11
General Discussion / Re: Hiring Scribus Experts for...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 27, 2024, 01:11:48 AM
from what i've seen of the publication in the link, they really wont have any trouble making the transition to scribus.
#12
General Discussion / Re: [TOC] get an attribute dir...
Last post by MrB - March 26, 2024, 10:04:11 PM
See how you go now with r26074.
Just the frame selection idea to solve in the future.
#13
Text and Typography / Re: Arabic accents not display...
Last post by PatJr - March 26, 2024, 09:46:22 PM
way over my head
did you try using the font on LibreOffice or some other program?
font issue or program issue?
#14
General Discussion / Re: Hiring Scribus Experts for...
Last post by PatJr - March 26, 2024, 09:40:26 PM
imho don't underestimate the abilities of your people
and
youtube
#15
General Discussion / Hiring Scribus Experts for Con...
Last post by BenFranske - March 26, 2024, 07:29:06 PM
I'm potentially looking to hire a Scribus consultant to help transition a volunteer organization I work with that produces a quarterly local history magazine from Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXpress to GIMP and Scribus. I just don't have the capacity myself to help them undertake the transition but I'm sick of the annual subscription/upgrade drama that Adobe and Quark bring into my life as the volunteer director of technology.

There would be two parts to this job which could be the same person or different people:
  • Build a template in Scribus that looks pretty much like our existing publication (we can provide a copy of a recent Quark file and all the assets such as logos, fonts, etc.) You can see an example of an existing publication here at the Internet Archive. This is first and foremost for print but archival copies are posted online as well.
  • Provide on-call support to our volunteer magazine writer/editor/layout person who has used Photoshop and Quark for many years (but is not the most technically savvy person) in using GIMP and Scribus to get the first one or two editions out.

I'm interested in a ballpark of what this might cost as well as recommendations on someone to work with on one or both of the needs outlined above.

Thanks!
#16
Windows / Re: Scribus can't find my netw...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 26, 2024, 07:11:32 PM
Prolly the better solution would be dual boot your system and use a linux distro  of your choosing. This would greatly simplify your file navigation issues. Just make sure you only use the home partition on your linux side to write to from linux, as writing to a windows ntfs partition is very iffy via linux.
#17
Free discussion / Serif, maker of Affinity
Last post by AdmFubar - March 26, 2024, 07:05:29 PM
Has just announced they were purchased by Canva. Some of the Affinity users are a bit upset by this.

Since Canva is a subscription based product, I wont be surprised if Affinity winds up subscription based. The Affinity programs are a deal for the price. But the writing is on the wall for a lot of programs, now that "AI" (really Machine Learning) is being  used to generate creative works.
#18
Text and Typography / Re: Arabic accents not display...
Last post by srikrishnan - March 26, 2024, 05:40:56 PM
Hi PatJr,

Thanks for your response.

Actual output should as first image "CorrectOutput.pdf". But all the Noto Arabic fonts mentioned are having accents issue as per the attached "Noto_Arabic.png".

regards,
Srikrishnan
#19
Text and Typography / Re: Arabic accents not display...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 26, 2024, 05:39:03 PM
Quote from: srikrishnan on March 26, 2024, 10:23:19 AMHi PatJr/AdmFubar,

Thanks for your responses.

AdmFubar, I have used Times New Roman, may you suggest any suitable fonts, because i am not aware of Arabic fonts?

Sorry I dont write in Arabic, so I wouldnt know a good one from a bad on. However Patjr's has pointed you to a resource. Check online if it for personal non commercial use, I'm sure you will find something suitable.
If you are doing commercial work, you may want to look into purchasing a suitable font.
There will be some trial and error in find a suitable font for your use.
#20
Beginner Talk / Re: adding pdf's or images to ...
Last post by John - March 26, 2024, 04:25:09 PM
Yes, thank you for double checking.