| Linux desktop publishing software gets upated |
Jun. 07, 2004
The Scribus Team has announced a new release of their desktop publishing program for Linux. Newly available Scribus 1.1.7, is considered a 'developers' version -- but the team says this release is "the most stable, feature complete version to date" and expects a stable 1.2 to be available shortly.
Scribus is a desktop publishing program (DTP) for GNU/Linux that is similar to commercial applications like Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress. Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, easy PDF creation, Encapsulated Postscript import/export and color separations for high end graphics.
The team from Scribus claims two open source firsts -- they are the first open source application to feature full ICC color management with littlecms and are the first DTP application to directly export files that fully conform to PDF/X-3, a demanding ISO standard for creating "press ready" PDFs.
Scribus DTP outputs press-ready PDF files including advanced PDF 1.4 features. It also has advanced support for color separations with ICC color managed previews of images. ICC profiles can be embedded in PDF documents by Scribus, for accurate screen to print color.
An improved EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) and PS (PostScript) import function allows files to be imported as vector or postscript outlines, which can then be edited in the DTP. This feature, notes Scribus, should be used with the latest version of Ghostscript available for the best results.
The new release also reports an improved user interface with navigation and panning using a mouse or mouse wheels. There is a new 'Settings Menu' and a 'Ruler' helps control text with indents and tabs. A complete roadmap for Scribus details the upcoming features .
Scribus has been translated into 25 languages; adding Basque with this iteration. The DTP program is primarily developed on Linux, but runs on most Unix platforms including MacOSX. It is available under the GPL.
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