[scribus] tutorial -- which color set?

Gregory Pittman gregp_ky at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 8 01:46:58 UTC 2012


On 02/07/2012 03:01 PM, john Culleton wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:10:44 -0700
> Christen Anderson<christenanderson1994 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>> Working on the updated tutorial for Scribus. A frequently asked
>> question is, /Where are all my colors?/ I seem to remember most of
>> you recommending the "open office" color set... however, there are
>> many of the sets that have more colors. For example, "X11" is the one
>> I use, with many more colors than the open office set. Which set
>> should I recommend in the the new tutorial? Is there any reason to
>> use one set over another?
>> Thanks,
>> Christen
>> -------------- next part --------------
>
> X11 colors are for screen use. Readers need to learn/use CMYK colors
> for printing use.
>
>
There is some value of knowing about CMYK, but with commercial digital 
printers, strictly using CMYK isn't necessary anymore. Besides that, 
Scribus will convert to CMYK for you.

Greg



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