[scribus] Exporting as PDF

[John Culleton]

On Monday 19 April 2010 15:13:32 Margaret and George McIntosh wrote:
> On 19 Apr 2010 at 14:32, John Culleton wrote:
> > On Monday 19 April 2010 12:42:52 Margaret and George McIntosh
> >
> > wrote:
> > > I publish a small newsletter in different forms using layers to
> > > differentiate between the different forms, B&W, color for
> >
> > example.
> >
> > > I make the unwanted layers not visible, use export as PDF and
> >
> > the
> >
> > > resultant PDF included all layers, visible and not visible. Am I
> >
> > doing
> >
> > > something wrong? How do I make the PDF hide the invisible layers?
> >
> > BTW
> >
> > > when I print to the printer it works right, only visible layers
> >
> > print.
> >
> > > Windows Vista, Version 1-3-6.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > George
> >
> > There are two columns of check blocks in  the layers dialog. The far
> > left
> > with the eye makes the layer visible or not visible while you are
> > working
> > on the doucment. The next one over with the printer symbol makes the
> > layer
> > print or not print. These are two different functions.
> > --
> > John Culleton
> > "Create Book Covers with Scribus"
> > Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95
> > http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/
>
> Thanks John, that did it. My problem is solved but I don't understand
> why when I printed it to paper it printed as I expected it to, invisible
> levels didn't print although the print box in the layers dialog was
> checked.
>
> George
>
>
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I don't ever print directly from Scribus. Instead I produce a pdf file of 
some sort (often pdf x/1-a) and then print that from Acrobat Reader. 
-- 
John Culleton
"Create Book Covers with Scribus"
Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95
http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/