Scribus

Scribus
Scribus 1.4.6 under Linux Mint 18
Developer(s) The Scribus Team
Initial release 26 June 2003 (2003-06-26)
Stable release
1.4.7[1] / 28 April 2018 (2018-04-28)
Preview release
1.5.4[2] / 28 April 2018 (2018-04-28)
Repository
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Written in C++ (Qt)
Operating system Windows, Linux/UNIX, macOS, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation, FreeBSD, PC-BSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, OpenIndiana, GNU/Hurd, Haiku
Available in Multilingual
Type Desktop publishing
License GNU LGPL 2.1, MIT, 3-clause BSD, Public domain
Website scribus.net

Scribus /ˈskraɪbəs/ is a desktop publishing (DTP) application, released under the GNU General Public License as free software. It is based on the free Qt toolkit, with native versions available for Unix, Linux, BSD, macOS, Haiku, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. Many free Programs are included in this DTP package.[3]

Scribus is designed for layout, typesetting, and preparation of files for professional-quality image-setting equipment. It can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms. Example uses include writing newspapers, brochures, newsletters, posters, and books.

Books about Scribus are available in several languages,[4] including an official manual for v1.3, published through FLES Books in 2009.[5]

General feature overview

Scribus supports most major bitmap formats, including TIFF, JPEG, and Adobe Photoshop. Vector drawings can be imported or directly opened for editing. The long list of supported formats includes Encapsulated PostScript, SVG, Adobe Illustrator, and Xfig. Professional type/image-setting features include CMYK colors and ICC color management. It has a built-in scripting engine using Python (actual 2.7.13 in 1.5.4). It is available in 60 languages.

High-level printing is achieved using its own internal level 3 PostScript driver, including support for font embedding and sub-setting with TrueType, Type 1, and OpenType fonts. The internal driver supports full Level 2 PostScript constructs and a large subset of Level 3 constructs.

PDF support includes transparency, encryption, and a large set of the PDF 1.5 specification including layers (OCG), as well as PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4 (since 1.5.1),[6] including interactive PDFs form fields, annotations, and bookmarks.[7][8]

The file format, called SLA, is based on XML. Text can be imported from OpenDocument (ODT) text documents, OpenOffice.org Writer, Microsoft Word, PDB, and HTML formats (although some limitations apply). ODT files can typically be imported along with their paragraph styles, which are then created in Scribus. HTML tags which modify text, such as bold and italic, are supported. Word and PDB documents are only imported as plain text.[9]

Initially, Scribus did not properly support complex script rendering and so could not be used with Unicode text for languages written in Arabic, Hebrew, Indic, and South East Asian writing systems, even though it supported Unicode character encoding.[10][11] In August 2012, it was announced that a third party had developed a system to support complex Indic scripts.[12][13][14] In May 2015 it was announced that the ScribusCTL project had started to improve complex layout by integrating the OpenType text-shaping engine HarfBuzz into the official Scribus 1.5.1svn branch.[15] In July 2016 it was announced that the text layout engine had been rewritten from scratch in preparation for support of complex scripts coming in Scribus 1.5.3 and later.[16] In December 2016 Scribus announced they got support for OpenType advanced feature in 1.5.3svn, as well as complex script and RTL direction.[17] In 22 May 2017, Scribus announced version 1.5.3 released.[18]

As of June 2018 Scribus stable release 1.4.7 did not have OpenType alternative glyph support, so ligatures, for example, aren't inserted automatically.[19] This is available with 1.5.3+.

Actual Version 1.5.4 have a rebuild of the Palette system with new ISO-Standard CxF3 and many bugfixes in PDF. QT 5.6 with LTS will be necessary for Compile process.[2]

Next Version 1.5.5 will have many bugfixes in Undo-Redo before Milestone 1.6.

The 1.6.0 as first stable version of 1.5.x is expected to provide a better table implementation and support for PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-4, and PDF/E. Footnotes, marginal notes, and ePub exporter are under development.[20][21]

Support for other programs and formats

Scribus cannot read or write the native file formats of other DTP programs such as QuarkXPress or InDesign; the developers consider that reverse engineering those file formats would be prohibitively complex and could risk legal action from the makers of those programs.[22] Support for importing Microsoft Publisher is incorporated into version 1.5,[23] and QuarkXPress Tag files, InDesign's IDML, as well as InCopy's ICML formats were added to the development branch.[24]

Due to licensing issues, the software package does not include support for the Pantone color matching system (PMS), which is included in some commercial DTP applications. Pantone colors can be obtained and incorporated within Scribus without licensing issues.[25] Scribus is shipped with more than 100 color palettes (more than 300 since 1.5.3) most donated by various commercial color vendors, but also including scientific, national, and government color standards.

German Organisation freieFarbe e.V. built last HLC Colour Atlas for real colours based on CIELAB. This free Colour Palette is also available in Scribus 1.5.4.[26]

Version history

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Old version
Older version, still supported
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release
Versionin Public availableModeComment
Old version, no longer supported: 0.39 July 2001Development1st Public Development Release
Old version, no longer supported: 1.026 June 2003stable1st stable Release
Old version, no longer supported: 1.2.028 August 2004stable1st stable Release in 1.2.x.x-Series
Old version, no longer supported: 1.2.11 August 2005stableSince Version 1.2.1 in Europe and North Amerika commerzial Support available .
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.015 July 2005Development1st Version Running in Windows and Mac OS X
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.3.510 November 2006stable1st stable Release in 1.3.x.x-Series
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.3.79 January 2007stable1st Version Running OS/2
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.3.815 March 2007stable
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.430 May 2007DevelopmentDevelopment of Version 1.3.4 was canceled instead of Qt-4-based Version 1.3.5, no stable Version in Public
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.520 April 2009DevelopmentNative Aqua-Version for Mac OS X, Qt-4-based
Old version, no longer supported: 1.3.3.1428 January 2010stableLast stable Release in 1.3.3.x-Series
Old version, no longer supported: 1.4.01 January 2012stablenew stable Series 1.4.x[27]
Old version, no longer supported: 1.4.214 January 2013stableHunspell Integrated , first 64-Bit-Version for Windows available
Old version, no longer supported: 1.4.331 July 2013stableport for Haiku, Support for QR-Codes
Old version, no longer supported: 1.4.429 May 2014stablePDF/X-1a-Export available
Old version, no longer supported: 1.4.530 January 2015stableImprovements in Scripter[28]
Older version, yet still supported: 1.4.612 January 2016stableImprovements in PDF-Export, support of SVG blend modes[29]
Current stable version: 1.4.728 April 2018stableBugfix[30] Last Bugfix release of 1.4.x[31][32]
Old version, no longer supported: 1.5.025 May 2015DevelopmentImproved Document- and Graphics-Import,[33] New struktured GUI, Qt 5.2+
Old version, no longer supported: 1.5.114 February 2016[34]DevelopmentNew Icons, CIE-LAB and CIE-HLC-support, RTF- and DOCX-Import
Old version, no longer supported: 1.5.217 May 2016[35]DevelopmentNew Textlayout-System, support of Hi-DPI-Monitors, More than 300 commerzial color palettes im CIE-LAB-Format, Improved Options for Data Security, Qt 5.3+
Old version, no longer supported: 1.5.322 May 2017[36]Developmentnew Layout Engine with Support of 500 Languages, Qt 5.5+, Krita-Import-Filter
Latest preview version of a future release: 1.5.428 April 2018[37]DevelopmentSupport for the Color Exchange Format (CxF), Qt 5.6+, import filters for QuarkXPress (v. 3 and 4) and ZonerDraw (v. 4 and 5) files, many Improvements for PDF[38]
Future release: 1.5.5PlanDevelopmentUndo-Redo Bugfix and more (Bugfix Roadmap with parts 1.6, 1.5.5, 1.7 and Future)[39]

References

  1. ↑ https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.4.7_Release
  2. 1 2 "1.5.4 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Scribus Dependencies - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Books about Scribus". Scribus wiki. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Scribus 1.3 Official Manual". FLES Books. 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Scribus PDF/X-3 Overview". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "1.5.0 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  8. ↑ "1.5.1 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  9. ↑ https://wiki.scribus.net/wiki/images/9/93/Scribus-specs-152.pdf
  10. ↑ "0003965: Metabug: Support for non-latin languages - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  11. ↑ "0001547: Support for Indic Scripts - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  12. ↑ DAKF (15 August 2012). "Indic Unicode support for Scribus is developed". scribus mailing list. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Complex Script Functionality". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "0001547: Support for Indic Scripts - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  15. ↑ "ScribusCTL project started". Scribus News. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "1.5.2 Release". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "New Text Layout Engine with Full OpenType Support". Scribus News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. ↑ https://www.scribus.net/scribus-1-5-3-released/
  19. ↑ "0001413: Support for OpenType alternate glyphs - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  20. ↑ "1.5.x Roadmap - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  21. ↑ "1.6-new-features-and-fixes - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  22. ↑ "Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  23. ↑ "Scribus 1.5.0 Release Schedule - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  24. ↑ "File formats that should be supported by Scribus (wish list) - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  25. ↑ "How to legally obtain spot colour palettes for use in Scribus 1.3.3.x and later versions - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  26. ↑ "HLC Colour Atlas Released – Scribus". www.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  27. ↑ http://www.depot1.dk/images/Scribus_Guide_UK.pdf
  28. ↑ "1.4.5 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  29. ↑ "1.4.6 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  30. ↑ "1.4.7 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  31. ↑ "Change Log - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  32. ↑ "Scribus 1.4.7 and 1.5.4 released – Scribus". www.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  33. ↑ "Scribus 1.5.0 Readme - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  34. ↑ "Scribus 1.5.1 released – Scribus". www.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  35. ↑ https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.5.2_Release/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  36. ↑ "1.5.3 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  37. ↑ "1.5.4 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  38. ↑ "Change Log - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  39. ↑ "Roadmap - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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