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#11
Announcements and Forum Rules / Matrix
Last post by MrB - February 15, 2025, 03:46:37 PM
FYI I have created General and Developer chat rooms in Matrix if that is of interest for real time chat. This is on top of IRC with channel #scribus on libera.chat
#12
Beginner Talk / Re: Import from InDesign?
Last post by MrB - February 15, 2025, 03:45:20 PM
The IDML importer is probably lacking (so if you have coding skills, we could enhance it.. or time will tell when we update it). You're best to import what you can get, reformat it and then operate only in Scribus.
#13
Beginner Talk / Re: Import from InDesign?
Last post by Beosar - February 15, 2025, 03:38:14 PM
Quote from: mnawij on February 15, 2025, 04:07:09 AMNot sure if this will help:

https://opensource.com/article/18/7/adobe-indesign-open-source-tools

That link just tells me that I can use Scribus, but this is the forum for Scribus. I already found it.

The problem is that when I open the file in Scribus, everything is slightly different. I cannot use Scribus like this to convert the file to PDF because I get a different result compared to InDesign. But I cannot use InDesign because I need to change text in the file programmatically (let's just say I want to make a shop where you can buy customizable shirts and cups and stuff, can't say more because of NDA) and then automatically convert it to PDF for printing, but I can't use InDesign Server due to its cost (13,500 dollars per year).

Basically all I want is to automatically convert an InDesign file to PDF. I already read it's possible with Scribus with a bit of coding but again, I can't do it if the result looks wrong and the text is getting cut off.

Any ideas what I can do here?
#14
Beginner Talk / Re: ICC Profiles on Scribus : ...
Last post by jghali - February 15, 2025, 03:27:16 PM
I had a look and most of these profiles are either N-Channel profiles or RGB printer profiles. As previously mentioned, the first kind, ie N-Channel profiles, are not supported by Scribus. The second kind is not supported either. They are profiles which are most commonly used in Windows environment where the system sends data in RGB colorspace to the printer and the printer hardware performs the separation itself.
#15
Beginner Talk / Re: ICC Profiles on Scribus : ...
Last post by Nermander - February 15, 2025, 10:52:46 AM
I am not an expert on color management, but those profiles look like what I would call "spot color profiles".

If you are using spot colors, I think you do not need a profile, you just need to define the spot colors in Scribus.
#16
Beginner Talk / Embed/subset fonts: "Embed/sub...
Last post by kenerling - February 15, 2025, 10:32:43 AM
Hi all,

A rapid, silly question but possibly useful for other beginners like me:

Setting: Scribus 1.6.2 on Windows 10 Home.

Function in question: File > Export > Save as pdf... > Fonts > Embedding mode > Embed or subset.

⇒ Am I correct that just choosing "Embed or subset" in the dropdown menu does not actually embed and subset the fonts? To actually embed or subset them, one has to click the "Embed all" and/or "Subset all" buttons underneath?

I'm asking because I just got a test photobook back from Blurb, and everything in Garamond or Bell MT font did not print (but things in Arial did). Blurb warns to embed the fonts, especially with Scribus, which I thought I had done by choosing "Embed or subset" in the dropdown menu, but I know I did not click the "Embed all" and "Subset all" buttons.

Bref, verifying that this was indeed user error on my part, and not a problem with Blurb.

Thanks and cheers!
#17
Beginner Talk / Re: ICC Profiles on Scribus : ...
Last post by omblik - February 15, 2025, 10:17:48 AM
Hi,

With pleasure ! I began to have this guess too yesterday night.

Here is the link for the open-source ICC profiles I use for separation of colors for my files.

I guess you're right and the solution will simply be to do separation of colors for each a5 file I have to print in a big a3 for riso, and do the imposition after.

#18
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by a.l.e - February 15, 2025, 08:31:48 AM
voilà, it's in!

in 1.7.1, fewer clicks are needed to align and distribute!

align-and-distribute-both.png

it's not a huge difference, but all the actions are now displayed at once, and it's possible to develop some muscle memory : - )

concerning the settings for the snapping points: i'm still not sure about it.

in my eyes, a software should be comfortable to use, without the need to have its behavior to be configurable to the extreme.

of course, there are different type of users, but there are also different (types of) software.

in many cases, my policy is:
important things need to be fast and comfortable to do, everything that the user wants to do must be possible (but it might sometimes be cumbersome to perform and might need "external" tools).

in the specific case, before thinking of letting the user tweak the snapping points, i would wish the snapping to grid (in its current form*) to be removed from scribus: that would help many beginners learn good practices.

we will see...
#19
Beginner Talk / Re: Import from InDesign?
Last post by mnawij - February 15, 2025, 04:07:09 AM
Not sure if this will help:

https://opensource.com/article/18/7/adobe-indesign-open-source-tools

mnawij

I know there is a pages to upload the IDML file with a pdf of the same for the developers to look at current problems...if someone could help me point to the upload page that would be great.
#20
Beginner Talk / Re: ICC Profiles on Scribus : ...
Last post by jghali - February 14, 2025, 11:36:30 PM
Hi,

Could you upload some of these ICC profiles somewhere and paste the link here ? Due to the specific printing process, I suspect these profiles are N-Channel profiles which are not supported by Scribus.

Jean