[scribus] Printing only visible layers in a PDF

[John Culleton]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:42:02 +0100
"Christoph Schäfer" <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de>
wrote:

> 
> 
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. Dezember 2014 um
> > 03:34 Uhr Von: "Gregory Pittman"
> > <gpittman at iglou.com> An: "Scribus User
> > Mailing List" <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> > Betreff: Re: [scribus] Printing only visible
> > layers in a PDF
> >
> > On 12/29/2014 06:30 PM, Frank wrote:
> > > I want to be able to select the layers I
> > > can view and print from a PDF created by
> > > Scribus. Currently all of the layers print
> > > not just the layers that have been selected
> > > in the PDF.
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > To do this your selection method starts at
> > PDF creation. You cannot include all layers
> > in the PDF, then select which to print later.
> > 
> > What you need to do is select the layers you
> > wish to print in Scribus, then create
> > different PDF versions for each selection of
> > layers you want separated.
> > 
> > So let's say you have a Background, a layer
> > named B, and a third named C.
> > 
> > From the Layers dialog, there are two
> > potentially confusing choices. While you
> > might decide to hide a layer by unchecking
> > the column with the eye icon, this only hides
> > it from view in Scribus. If you print or
> > create a PDF, this hidden layer will still be
> > printed/exported.
> > 
> > So you must uncheck the column which shows a
> > little printer icon just to the right of the
> > eye. Unchecked layers will not be printed and
> > will not export to the PDF.
> > 
> > To only have the Background in my example, it
> > must be checked to print, and layers B and C
> > unchecked. Whether or not they're showing or
> > hidden in Scribus makes no difference for the
> > export.
> > 
> > Greg
> 
> It really depends. In Adobe Reader it's
> possible to select layers for printing, but one
> needs to export to PDF 1.5 to get this feature.
> Most, if not all, other PDF viewers don't
> support PDF layers.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Christoph
> 
Magical as Adobe Acrobat is, it cannot print
layers that are not included in the pdf file.
In Greg's example as I understand it a layer is
omitted from the pdf export. On my current
project I excluded the layer I use for most
graphics from printing. I exported the file to a
pdf. The graphics included in that layer did not
show up in the pdf when I checked it in Okular.
But graphics placed in the remaining layer did
show up in Okular. QED
 

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