[scribus] My thought so far, on Scribus as a serious contender

["Christoph Schäfer"]

> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Februar 2018 um 00:02 Uhr
> Von: "Gregory Pittman" <gpittman at iglou.com>
> An: scribus at lists.scribus.net
> Betreff: Re: [scribus] My thought so far, on Scribus as a serious contender
>
> On 02/27/2018 12:51 PM, Colin wrote:
> >> I really should get another monitor and put all the properties windows 
> >> on another screen.
> >>
> >> cheers
> >>
> >> mick
> > Hi Mick
> > 
> > Yes, I did have two screens too, but the MacPro and the 2nd screen both did not survive the move !  In reality the 27” iMac is perfect, it all fits nicely on one screen and with Scribus palettes either side of the main window, there is still room to view a PDF in a narrow window to the side :-)
> > 
> > Thus far, Scribus is doing a great job and if all goes well it should replace InDesign.  I am a bit scared of the stories I am reading about it slowing down with lots of images - this is a training manual and is stuffed full of images.
> > 
> > Hope there is a way around that - anyone know if the viewing resolution affects this ??
> > 
> 
> Viewing resolution does affect it, and you can also temporarily make the
> images invisible. With the new image cache, the problem is less an issue
> than it used to be.
> 
> Greg


Hi Colin,



As Greg already wrote, this is an issue of the past. With the image cache and also the new text engine, Scribus 1.5.x has become really fast, even with large amounts of continuous text or many images. Last year I created a photobook with 1.5.4svn that included high-resolution images from a DSLR, as well as four outrageously complex vector drawings (maps from OpenStreetMap). I'm currently finishing a book with lots of text and some high-res TIFFs (c. 250 pages), and in both cases Scribus worked like a charm.


I'm not saying it's a Formula One car yet in terms of speed, but with all the performance improvements in 1.5.x it at least starts to resemble a Porsche or a BMW sports car ;)



Christoph