[Scribus] Importing eps and pdf

[Gregory Pittman]

h.eisl at aon.at wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I made my first steps with scribus. I tried to import pictures in a
>>> scribus document - and there I had a problem with eps-files.
>>> I couldn't import any eps-file. I tried some different types (saved from
>>> photoshop and illustrator, cmyk and rgb) and the two different ways:
>>> image frame with strg-d or open with file>open.
>>> I also couldn't import pdf-files.
>>> This file types work well: jpg, png, tif and psd.
>>> Is there any hint?
>>> I worked on a windows XP with scribus 1.3.3.9
>>>       
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>> Just what exactly did you do? Did you get any error messages
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>> File->Import->EPS/PS
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>> Select ps file
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>> A progress dialogue box shoul appear
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>> After it is 'imported', you can then move it into position.
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>> It really does work, truly.
>>
>>
>> Owen
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> When I choose the methode "file>import>import eps/eps" I get the message "Importing File: 'file name' failed".
> When I tried to import eps-pictures within a picture frame (with cntrl-D) than appears no message, only the red diagonally lines changed from black to red.
> I tried different eps-files, i.e. saved from illustrator (as illustrator-eps version 7.0 and 10.0), this file contains only few simple things (one box, one bezier-line and one line of text), and a different pictures saved from photoshop.
>   
Is it possible you don't have ghostscript installed? Or that Scribus 
doesn't know where it is?

Greg