Many thanks to The Scribus Team!<br><br>Renato Petrović,<br>Belgrade, Serbia<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/1/2 Craig Bradney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cbradney@scribus.info">cbradney@scribus.info</a>></span><br>
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Hi<br>
<br>
We'd like to announce the release of Scribus 1.4.0 with the below information about the release,<br>
please also see <a href="http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.4.0_Release" target="_blank">http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.4.0_Release</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':98,'weight':12},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc11" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span> for the coloured wiki format.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Craig<br>
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Scribus 1.4.0 Released<br>
======================<br>
<br>
After almost 4 years of intensive work, the Scribus Team (<a href="http://www.scribus.net" target="_blank">www.scribus.net</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':98,'weight':12},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc11" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>) has released the new<br>
stable version 1.4.0 of the Open Source desktop publishing program Scribus. Given this is the first<br>
major stable release in some time, this document outlines improvements over the last number of<br>
versions, rather than since just the last one. The idea is to form a general comparison between<br>
this and the last stable release.<br>
<br>
In summary, more than 2000 feature requests and bugs have been resolved since the development of<br>
this new version started.<br>
<br>
<br>
Major changes and improvements in comparison to the last stable version 1.3.3.14 are:<br>
<br>
- 1.4.0 is based on the Qt4 application framework. The initial transition from Qt3 was performed<br>
quite quickly, but fine tuning for cross-platform compatibility and taking advantage of new<br>
features took quite some time. As a result, Scribus now runs equally reliable on all supported<br>
platforms.<br>
- Thanks to the port to Qt4, the Scribus Team now also provides install files for Mac OS X 10.5<br>
or later, as well as a native version for OS/2 Warp 4 and eComStation. Additionally, thanks to<br>
feedback from users of other UNIX platforms, Scribus will build and run on more of those<br>
platforms as well.<br>
- Feature enhancements to object handling (e.g. transform tools like in advanced drawing<br>
programs), with improvements to existing features like the Scrapbook and the Image Manager.<br>
- Many advanced options for text and typography, like character styles, optical margins, or<br>
glyph extension. Undo/Redo is finally available for almost all text-related actions, and a new<br>
script enables replacing straight quotes with typographical quotation marks based on language<br>
settings. Usability improvements include better cursor placement and movement, faster layout<br>
on canvas and interaction between linked frames.<br>
- New features for vector objects, like Boolean path operations, vector effects or a line style<br>
editor.<br>
- Major improvements to the handling of fills, like pattern fill, more gradient types, support<br>
for external color palette formats (AI, EPS, GPL, PostScript, SOC), and many new color<br>
palettes, including those from commercial vendors like Resene and dtp studio, as well as<br>
national/government standards.<br>
- A new frame type called "Render Frame" allows for rendering (and subsequently export) the<br>
output of every program that can create PostScript, PDF or PNG files via the command<br>
line (e.g. LaTeX, Lilypond, POV-Ray) inside Scribus. The initial version of which was<br>
developed as a project for Google Summer of Code and this project has developed to allow<br>
import of externally produced documents, scientific publications and formulas. More renderers<br>
can be added with a simple configuration file.<br>
- Vector import filters: Scribus 1.4.0 provides new import filters for the following file<br>
formats: Adobe Illustrator (both EPS and PDF-based), Macintosh Picture (PICT),<br>
Windows Metafile (WMF), Xfig (FIG), Calamus Vector Graphics (CVG), Kivio Stencils (SML),<br>
and DIA Shapes (SHAPE).<br>
- Regarding bitmap images, the handling of Photoshop files has seen many major improvements,<br>
like support of multiple clipping paths or PSD layers. The Image Manager has been rewritten,<br>
and new non-destructive image effects have been added. Moreover, Scribus 1.4.0 now supports<br>
EXIF data in images, and import of Windows and OS/2 bitmaps (BMP) has been re-enabled.<br>
- Among the major enhancements to Scribus's pre-press features, printing marks and the display<br>
of ink coverage in the Print Preview are the most important. In addition, Scribus now enables<br>
conversion of spot colors to process colors during PDF and PostScript export with a single<br>
click.<br>
- PDF export has seen major improvements as well. Scribus can now export to PDF 1.5, including<br>
PDF layers. Another new feature is the option to embed EPS and PDF files in exported PDFs as<br>
an alternative to rasterizing them. Also, both font embedding and substitution have been<br>
improved.<br>
- For color management, Scribus 1.4.0 now supports both littleCMS version 1 and 2. It's also<br>
possible to enable color management with a single click from the main window.<br>
- Additionally, the Scribus Team has added a feature to emulate color blindness on screen.<br>
- Hundreds of minor and major usability improvements have been added.<br>
- The included scripts have been updated, including the addition of the "Autoquote" script in<br>
the Script menu to convert straight quotes in a text frame to correct quotation marks for<br>
many languages.<br>
- Scribus 1.4.0 is being shipped with many more templates than previous versions.<br>
- The content of the Help System has been rewritten and updated.<br>
<br>
Now that Scribus 1.4.0 has been released, the Scribus Team will focus on stabilizing the 1.5<br>
development branch, which will comprise amazing new features like support for PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-4<br>
and PDF/E, Mesh Gradients, native PDF import, XAR import, a completely rewritten table<br>
implementation, a rewritten text system, and much more. The 1.4.x version is now in<br>
stable/maintenance mode, which means few features will be backported from the 1.5 development<br>
branch. In general, only bugs will be fixed in subsequent 1.4.x versions, along with new content,<br>
like new translations, new templates, or additional color palettes.<br>
<br>
<br>
Important Information<br>
=====================<br>
<br>
If you are working with a team, try to make sure that all team members use the same Scribus version<br>
– this will avoid many headaches and extra work.<br>
<br>
Users should be warned that 1.3.3.x cannot open 1.4.0 files.<br>
<br>
The Scribus Team recommends that all distributions package Scribus 1.4.0 as "Scribus" (and replace<br>
the outdated Scribus 1.3.3.14).<br>
<br>
The 1.4.x branch will now be developed in the Version14x branch of our Subversion repository,<br>
leaving the Version135 one behind. This also fixes the version numbering issues of the past, with<br>
just two main versions, 1.4.x and 1.5.x<br>
<br>
The Scribus Team will continue to implement new features and improvements in the development<br>
branch 1.5.x.<br>
<br>
We recommend the additional packaging of 1.5 only if it is marked as a development version and can<br>
be installed alongside an existing Scribus 1.4.0 (for example as scribus-ng).<br>
<br>
The English online help has been mostly updated to match the new features. Translations have<br>
temporarily disabled, since they need to be synchronised with the English version once the update<br>
is complete. Further updates will be included with subsequent 1.4 releases.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Primary Download Location<br>
=========================<br>
<br>
- Installation packages and the source code are available here:<br>
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.4.0/" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.4.0/</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':92,'weight':100},'flags':{'it':1},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc13" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
- Upstream Debian/Ubuntu repo: <a href="http://debian.scribus.net/" target="_blank">http://debian.scribus.net/</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':98,'weight':12},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc11" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
- Fedora RPMS: <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs" target="_blank">http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':95,'weight':17},'flags':{'it':1},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc11" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
- OpenSUSE, Mandriva and SLED RPMs: <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs" target="_blank">http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':95,'weight':17},'flags':{'it':1},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc11" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
- All download options are listed at: <a href="http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download" target="_blank">http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':98,'weight':12},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120102022001'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc11" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
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<br>
Download Verification<br>
=====================<br>
<br>
Description File Name Sha1sum<br>
Source scribus-1.4.0.tar.bz2 af38413420eaa783d20f2db189aef408be844048<br>
Source scribus-1.4.0.tar.xz 0e3afb98a56084c2938a8402df2d89214c42b809<br>
OS X Leopard or higher (DMG) scribus-1.4.0.dmg eae5adacdc207f4bda6136dc48c26b83dcbf6b9a<br>
OS X Leopard or higher (PKG) scribus-1.4.0.pkg 64df9a61b33183dbc85b9a3090a648c75f320640<br>
Windows 32/64 Bit scribus-1.4.0-windows.exe 268b9e8658528677ceac6252dae348c49643d159<br>
OS/2 / eComStation scribus-1.4.0-os2ecs.zip 4fe0b3cf562cda4e1b78bf89a2340bb868610014<br>
<br>
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<br>
Credits<br>
=======<br>
<br>
The Scribus Team would like to thank Anduin.net and Modirum for their continued hosting of all of<br>
the Scribus websites.<br>
We are also grateful to the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and<br>
Linux New Media (Germany) for sponsoring.<br>
As of July 2011, the Scribus Team is also pleased to welcome Resene Colours (New Zealand) and<br>
Marabu-Druckfarben (Germany) as Special Supporters and donors of colour palettes which are part<br>
of the 1.4.0 release.<br>
Finally, the Scribus Team would like to thank the many end users, translators, testers and<br>
contributors who helped us with this important release.<br>
<br>
<br>
About Scribus<br>
=============<br>
<br>
Scribus is an Open Source program for professional page layout with press-ready output to PDF files.<br>
Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features,<br>
such as color separations, CMYK and Spot Color support, ICC color management, and versatile PDF<br>
creation.<br>
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