[Scribus] Scribus 1.3.4 in Ubuntu amd64 repositories

[Christoph Schäfer]

Am Sonntag, 5. August 2007 08:29 schrieb John Jason Jordan:
> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 14:40:24 +0930
>
> Samps <carlos at unplugd.com> dijo:
> > On Sunday 05 August 2007 13:05, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> > > When I applied the change
> > > the lines text became stacked halfway on top of each other. Then I went
> > > back in and changed the leading back to 30 points,
> >
> > I might be able to help....
> >
> > I've found that the text appears stacked when changes to size and leading
> > is done in the text editor, but not when the changes are applied through
> > the properties toolbox (F2).
> >
> > Try using the text editor only for minor changes to, otherwise imported
> > text, and only for textual changes. When you have the right content in
> > your textframe hit F2 to call up the properties toolbox. On the toolbox'
> > text tab, set desired parameter for size and leading.
> > Another 'feature' makes sure that these values are reset to something
> > other than what you chose the next time you enter the properties for
> > text, but I find it a minor nuisance.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
> I;ve decided I don't have a beta tester mentality. I want my 1.3.3.8
> back.

Why don't you use 1.3.3.9 or 1.3.3.10svn? Also, why do you complain? It has 
been made abundantly clear that 1.3.4 is *not* suitable for real work. If you 
use it and find bugs, you should file a bug report. That's what a developer 
version is released for.

>
> Unfortunately, it is no longer in the Feisty amd64 rrepositories. I've
> been searching all over the net for a .deb file for 1.3.3.8, but I
> can't find it. I did find an amd64 .deb for 1.3.3.6, but the file
> wouldn't install. I found source files for 1.3.3.8, but there ought to
> be a .deb out there somewhere.

Did you read the docs? 
http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=install-dpkg

This document is even available in the help browser!

Cheers

Christoph