[scribus] PDF Export

[Owen]

This issue was resolved outside the mailing list. 

> ... I had used the "PDF Text Field Tool" instead of the "Text Frame
> Tool"!


Owen


On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:47:32 -0600
Jonathan Bartlett <jonathan at bartlettpublishing.com> wrote:

> I tried hitting the "outline all" button, but no go.  I *think* I'm
> using Arial, but it seems the font dialog sometimes defaults to a
> weird system font, though I don't think it is actually selecting that
> font.
> 
> Just FYI - the point size I am using is between 150 and 250 points.
> I can send you the source and output files offline if you wish.
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote:
> 
> > OK,
> >
> > Well I am not on a mac, so can't test that for you. (I tried it on
> > my Linux and it worked as expected, though the font I used didn't
> > need embedding)
> >
> > Is it an odd font? Have you tried outlining it?
> >
> >
> >
> > Owen
> >
> >
> > > I just tried with embedded fonts and the same results.  I am
> > > using Mac OS
> > > 10.7.5.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> > I am having difficulty with printing and PDF export.  I am
> > >> printing
> > >> > very
> > >> > large white text onto a black background with an overlaid image
> > >> with
> > >> > blend
> > >> > mode "Luminosity".  When it exports, it has:
> > >> >
> > >> > 1) Very small fonts (instead of very large)
> > >> > 2) Black fonts (instead of white)
> > >> > 3) The background image looks like it might be blended right,
> > >> > but
> > >> it
> > >> > is
> > >> > mostly obscured by a large dark-colored box, which I presume is
> > >> the
> > >> > bounding box for the main text.
> > >> >
> > >> > The only warning I am getting if I do PDF 1.4 export is the
> > >> > DPI of
> > >> my
> > >> > image.
> > >> >
> > >> > It works perfectly if I export as an image.  My current
> > >> > solution, which
> > >> > works, is to export to PNG and then convert to PDF.  However, I
> > >> would
> > >> > prefer to have a vector version of the PDF, if possible.
> > >> >
> > >> > It works good if I export to SVG.  The image is not properly
> > >> blended,
> > >> > but
> > >> > everything else looks good.
> > >> >
> > >> > I am brand new to Scribus, so I imagine I am doing something
> > >> wrong,
> > >> > but am
> > >> > not sure.  Any help is appreciated.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In the Export->Save as PDF dialog, have you embedded the fonts?
> > >>
> > >> Also, what Operating System?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Owen
> > >>
>


-- 
Owen