[scribus] Importing PDF file

[John Ghormley KJ4UFG]

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 7:15 PM, John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>wrote:

> On Saturday, May 14, 2011 03:27:51 pm John Ghormley KJ4UFG wrote:
> > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 10:14 AM, John Culleton
> <john at wexfordpress.com>wrote:
> > > As a test I attempted to import an 11 x 8.5 pdf file into a similar
> > > Scribus file using either 1.4.0 rc3 or 1.5.0. Both yilded similsr
> > > results. Random words appeared here and there and one entire line illo
> > > appeared OK. But most
> > > text was omitted. When I attempted to undo the import in 1.4.0rc3
> Scribus
> > > froze.
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Culleton
> > > Wexford Press
> > > "Death Wore Black"
> > > Police procedural
> > > by retired police chief Bill Redding
> >
> > John,
> > FWIW, I imported 20 some pages of .pdfs, both color and b&w, into my last
> > issue which has now been mailed. I was using 1.4.0 rc3 with Ubuntu Linux
> > and had absolutely no problems with the import function for that release
> > nor any problems with the export of the pdf for the printer.  Hope this
> > helps you find the problem.
>
> Did you import the whole file or each page individually?
> --
> John Culleton
> Wexford Press
> "Death Wore Black"
> Police procedural
> by retired police chief Bill Redding
>


John,
I imported each page individually.  Have never tried the pagination ability
of the pdf import function, though I'm told it works.
-- 
John Ghormley  KJ4UFG
Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal*
4010 Kandace Hills Dr.
Walkertown, NC  27051
336-745-0575
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