[scribus] Printing only visible layers in a PDF

[Gregory Pittman]

On 12/30/2014 10:47 AM, John Culleton wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:42:02 +0100
> "Christoph Schäfer" <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de>
> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. Dezember 2014 um
>>> 03:34 Uhr Von: "Gregory Pittman"
>>> <gpittman at iglou.com> An: "Scribus User
>>> Mailing List" <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
>>> Betreff: Re: [scribus] Printing only visible
>>> layers in a PDF
>>>
>>> On 12/29/2014 06:30 PM, Frank wrote:
>>>> I want to be able to select the layers I
>>>> can view and print from a PDF created by
>>>> Scribus. Currently all of the layers print
>>>> not just the layers that have been selected
>>>> in the PDF.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> To do this your selection method starts at
>>> PDF creation. You cannot include all layers
>>> in the PDF, then select which to print later.
>>>
>>> What you need to do is select the layers you
>>> wish to print in Scribus, then create
>>> different PDF versions for each selection of
>>> layers you want separated.
>>>
>>> So let's say you have a Background, a layer
>>> named B, and a third named C.
>>>
>>> From the Layers dialog, there are two
>>> potentially confusing choices. While you
>>> might decide to hide a layer by unchecking
>>> the column with the eye icon, this only hides
>>> it from view in Scribus. If you print or
>>> create a PDF, this hidden layer will still be
>>> printed/exported.
>>>
>>> So you must uncheck the column which shows a
>>> little printer icon just to the right of the
>>> eye. Unchecked layers will not be printed and
>>> will not export to the PDF.
>>>
>>> To only have the Background in my example, it
>>> must be checked to print, and layers B and C
>>> unchecked. Whether or not they're showing or
>>> hidden in Scribus makes no difference for the
>>> export.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>
>> It really depends. In Adobe Reader it's
>> possible to select layers for printing, but one
>> needs to export to PDF 1.5 to get this feature.
>> Most, if not all, other PDF viewers don't
>> support PDF layers.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Christoph
>>
> Magical as Adobe Acrobat is, it cannot print
> layers that are not included in the pdf file.
> In Greg's example as I understand it a layer is
> omitted from the pdf export. On my current
> project I excluded the layer I use for most
> graphics from printing. I exported the file to a
> pdf. The graphics included in that layer did not
> show up in the pdf when I checked it in Okular.
> But graphics placed in the remaining layer did
> show up in Okular. QED
>  
> 
If Scribus doesn't export the layer  to the PDF, there is not going to
be anything to see with whatever reader you are using.
Christoph is talking about a different possibility.
Adobe Reader for Linux is aging, and doesn't have as many features.

Greg