[scribus] Unknown Exception Error - help?

[John Beardmore]

alessandro rimoldi wrote:

> dear john,
>  
>>>> This will be the first of a few emails to the list. I've saved the
>>>> worst for first.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Scribus 1.3.3.12 on Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 and
>>>> every time I try to generate a PDF of my (finished, done!) 12-page
>>>> newsletter I get an 'Unknown Exception Error' and Scribus crashes.
>>>> I'm at my deadline and also my wits' end. Any ideas?
>>> updating to 1.3.3.13 may be a first step...
>> And if you still have a problem, you could try 1.3.5 rc1 ?
> 
> we all love to work with 1.3.5... but i don't think user of 1.3.3.x should already migrate to the 1.3.5: they should wait for the new stable version 1.4... well, if they don't have a real need for the new version... 
> 
> development versions are for brave people, not for production!

I'm not advocating its use for production except in the event that 
1.3.3.x is unable to generate the required output.

Under these circumstances, it seems worth a shot, even if editing is 
continued under 1.3.3.x and 1.3.5 is never used to write an .sla file.


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