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4. Questions and Answers

4.1 Scribus won't start, complaining about No Fonts

Answer from Christian Töpp:

Make sure that /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 or similar exist. If it exists, but xset -q doesn't list the path to the Type1 directory add this path to the XF86Config Make sure that XF86Config contains in the Section Modules an entry Load Type1 Restart X.

Verify with xset -q that the Type1 path is recognized by X.

If this is all true, but Scribus won't start, do the following:

1) Create a text file containing your Font paths.

e.g:

/usr/share/fonts/Type1,
/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1

2) Save this file as .scribusfont.rc in your home directory.

4.2 Color Management Does not appear in the menu.

Make sure you have .icc and or .icm profiles in the /scribus/profiles directory. Ideally, you will have a set of profiles which includes one for your monitor, one for the images and any scanner or input device profiles and profiles for your printer or output device. See the details in Color Management for Scribus for links and info about color profiles. Check the configure.cache file after running ./configure to ensure there is a statement
"ac_cv_lib_lcms__cmsChannelsOf=${ac_cv_lib_lcms__cmsChannelsOf=yes" or "lcms__cmsChannelsOf=yes" is in the console output.

If you install littlecms from an rpm, make sure you have installed the development libraries as well. If not, install the rpm, run ldconfig or /sbin/ldconfig as root, remove config.cache from the source directory, then run ./configure again and recompile.


4.3 Placing Tables

One suggestion for placing formatted tables and sections of spreadsheets is the following:

Create the table in a spreadsheet in either Star Office 5.2 or Open Office 1.0.1 (recommended as a first choice). Format the table with the desired fonts, sizing and background colors for the cells.

Export the file as PS, by printing a "file" to the "generic printer".

Open the just created postscript file in GSView (Version 4.3 or newer recommended)

File > Convert > Select Device epswrite

Choose 300 dpi as the resolution and save. Then, place the image as an EPS. Scribus will print this with the colors, shading and fonts intact. The screen preview may not be perfect, but it will either export as PDF or print just fine.

4.4 My Palettes have disappeared!

Close Scribus. Then open .scribus.rc, a hidden file in your home directory in a text editor. Then look down in the file for the section beginning about 10 lines from the top. ex:

 MEASUREMENTS YPOS="-264" XPOS="-692" VISIBLE="1"

Notice the negative numbers in front of the YPOS and XPOS statements. Remove the minus, set the visible setting to 0 and save. You might find the coordinates too large: (YPOS="3046 XPOS="7690") Either way, these coordinates are screen positions in pixels. So, they should be within 1024x768 or whatever screen resolution you are running. Restart Scribus and go Tools > and select show for the missing palette. It will reappear like normal.


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