[scribus] Can't get a good PDF

[John Beardmore]

Tom Connolly wrote:

> I'm using 1.3.5.rc3 and the latest ghostscript and I can't make a good pdf from my 8-page color newsletter. I can send it directly to the printer, using my HP DeskJet 930C, and that turns out OK, but I need a good pdf for the printer. Is there a troubleshooting ladder I can use to fix this issue?  The pdf I generate drops whole sections of pictures and text. GSView 4.9 reports post scrip errors, but I can't tell what they are and how to fix them. Here's the text:
> 
> GSview 4.9 2007-11-18
> GPL Ghostscript 8.63 (2008-08-01)
> Copyright (C) 2008 Artifex Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
> Scanning PDF file
> %GSVIEW_PDF_PAGES: 1 8
> Displaying PDF page 1
> %GSVIEW_PDF_PAGE: 1
> %GSVIEW_PDF_MEDIA: [0 0 666.72 846.72]
> %GSVIEW_PDF_CROP: [0 0 666.72 846.72]
> %GSVIEW_PDF_ROTATE: 0
> %GSVIEW_PDF_MARK: /PAGE /CropBox [0.0 0.0 666.72 846.72]
> Error: /rangecheck in --.discardtransparencygroup--

Given the "Error: /rangecheck in --.discardtransparencygroup--" bit, are 
you doing something with transparency that can't be represented in the 
type of PDF file you are generating ?


Cheers, J/.
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John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI
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