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#21
Beginner Talk / Re: Ability to print reader pa...
Last post by Orbspider - April 29, 2024, 06:52:57 AM
I've spent some hours fiddling with psnup and I can't make an output on one page. Something wrong with my command, or I should input ps not pdf? Will try some more. Pdf Tweak didn't run, java issue.
psnup -c -q -h37.74cm -h25cm -3 cover.pdf cover1.pdf
However, a work around in Scribus, I calculated my book cover total width (fr+bk+spine) and made a new one page doc of exact dimensions, then selected all objects from my original three page spread and pasted onto new doc -fits exactly.

But I have to say, a 3-page spread is much better to work with as it then gives margins for front/back near spine and also boundary of the spine. Adjusting spine width is also a doddle, and the front page just shifts to the left or right.
#22
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by PatJr - April 29, 2024, 02:22:58 AM
I think the OP is referring to this column
#23
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by MrB - April 28, 2024, 11:04:50 PM
The title of that column is "Rejected Fonts" and the list gives error messages. I suspect you are using Scribus in another interface language and we can get a better translation for that data.
#24
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by PatJr - April 28, 2024, 10:16:27 PM
Hi e
scribus is defiantly not for everyone or solution
please do post back what you find better and your experiences with it

#25
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by e - April 28, 2024, 08:35:48 PM
I found the solution!

I stop using Scribus - the icon size is embarrassingly small on my 4k+ monitor anyway :-).

Thanks for your help,

e.
#26
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by e - April 28, 2024, 01:48:35 AM
Well, the fonts work fine in GIMP etc. and they are recognized by Scribus (and displayed correctly in the "Never should be shown" list, so that suggests there's nothing wrong with the fonts in Linux?

But, thanks for the suggestion.
#27
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by PatJr - April 28, 2024, 01:40:51 AM
shot in the dark
maybe rebuild the font cache?

https://davelage.com/posts/rebuild-font-cache-linux/
#28
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by e - April 27, 2024, 11:00:57 PM
Hi, @PatJr.

Thanks for the response - I'll try reinstalling, but are you certain that some sub-fonts in some families are not precluded from the list?

For example: I have Noto Sans installed and about 7 of the 18 or so variants are available, but not the ones on the list.
#29
Free discussion / Re: WTF is the "Never should b...
Last post by PatJr - April 27, 2024, 09:03:01 PM
don't help, but my install seems to just ignore the Never Show list
#30
Free discussion / WTF is the "Never should be sh...
Last post by e - April 27, 2024, 04:56:41 PM
Hello.

I first used Scribus in 2022 and had a seamless experience, but now I have very limited control over fonts.

Scribus recognizes every font on my system (Linux Mint 21), but it puts many of them on a list at the very right-hand side of the font preferences dialog, entitled "Never should be shown" and they don't show up in the regular font list.

There are no pages in the help files nor on the fora containing the string "Never should be shown". Google searches for "Scribus intext:never should be shown" return 0 results.

W
T
F
?

Scribus randomly decides to avoid fonts, AND it's a secret?

1. Why are some fonts restricted?

2. Why is there no access to the list of banned fonts?

3. Why has nobody mentioned this?

4. Am I the stupidest person in the world and is this just a pebkac error?

Please tell me how to control which fonts Scribus uses.

Thanks in advance,

e.