[scribus] scribus Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4

[Sebastian Schumann]

>>> When using scribus 1.5.5 on macos Catalina, the cursor is constantly
>>> flickering during movement. Scribus is the only app showing this
>>> behavior. In fact the cursor switches by every pixel passed between
>>> the current tool cursor and the black arrow of the os. Is this a
>>> known bug of this development release? Is there a solution already?
>>> Or might Catalina be faulty? Thanks for your time.
>> 
>> i've made a patch that solves the worst parts of this issue.
>> 
>> https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=15869
>> 
>> it has been applied to 1.5.6svn so with the newest / next version it
>> will be a bit better.
>> 
>> my further work on it is blocked because (as so often) patches are not
>> being reviewed.
>> 
>> ciao
>> a.l.e

Thank you a.l.e, I’d like a lot to give your batch a shot. Unfortunately I am one of those users, who have few coding capabilities. I searched for a manual how to apply a batch to Scribus (including the wiki) but could not find one. Where did I miss it?

Sebastian