[scribus] Scribus unable to import pdf file

[a.l.e]

hi john,

> On Wednesday 08 September 2010 06:19:37 Peter Nermander wrote:
> > > Using  scribus-1.3.8-1.fc13.i686
> > > I have a few pdf files I tried to open with scribus.
> > > Scribus failed to open every single one of them.
> >
> > Scribus can not _open_ PDF files. Scribus is not intended to edit
> > PDF files.
> >
> > Scribus can create PDF files, and pages from PDF files can be
> > imported into Scribus (like you import an image).
> >
> > /Peter
> >
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> More precisely Scribus can IMPORT a one-page pdf file using the 
> file>import>vector 
> menu item. It cannot use a pdf file as an argument to an image frame 
> insert function. It is a mistake that many of us have made at least 
> once.

what?

you should import PDFs in image frames.

importing them as vectors may or may not work, depending on the specific PDF.


ciao
a.l.e

p.s.: btw, scribus technically speaking can open pdf files, but it will mostly fail at doing it! so, you should not use that feature.