Scribus 1.3.5.1

Scribus - (Open Source)

Scribus is a simple and free solution for creating great looking documents of all kinds.

Scribus is a free desktop publishing software, distributed under the GNU GPL license. It offers many features that sometimes equal or exceed those of its commercial competitors.

Although the Windows version suffer slowdowns and plant some rare moments, we must not forget that Scribus is a completely free software, which is not the case of Quark Xpress and InDesign. In terms of features, the three programs have the same and only the speed of implementation varies, commercial software here have their best advantage because they are better optimized Scribus.

The layout can be done block by block in a very precise way, to one hundredth of a millimeter. Another interesting point of Scribus, management layers that allows you to work more thoroughly the document.

Scribus offers a good solution for desktop publishing, offering all the basic features and although a little very close to Linux, relatively correct interface , color management (CMYK separations, ICC profiles, etc), Import / export SVG, EPS, etc.It offers the possibility of creating a diary when there are multiple items, providing the tools developed to facilitateÂ insertion of images and tables.

Scribus is a suitable application for the production of booklets, books and magazines.

Title:: Scribus 1.3.5.1
File Size:: 30.8 MB
Requirements:: Windows 9x / 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7 / Windows8
Language:: en-us
License:: Open Source
Date Added:: 11 Aug 2009
Publisher:: Scribus
Homepage:: http://www.scribus.net
MD5 Checksum:: 20ADBF66A039E19FDAED8C1D5B041824

* 1.3.5 is based on Qt 4 (the minimum required to run 1.3.5 is Qt 4.4.0)
* A native OS X version, available as DMG file (Universal Binary)
* Improved menu integration with OS X
* Large parts of the canvas and text code have been rewritten
* A new frame type called Render Frames, which allows for rendering markup languages like LaTeX or POV-Ray inside Scribus
* Added import filters for the following vector formats: Adobe Illustrator, Xfig, WMF
* Added import filters for colour palettes, including allowing palette import from EPS/AI files
* Major improvements to the handling of solid colours, as well as new colour palettes
* Drag and drop improvements
* PDF 1.5 presentation effect support
* Optional embedding of PDF and EPS files
* Transform effects for items
* Path tools for shapes
* Added more additional default shapes, line patterns and arrowheads
* A new line editor for custom line styles
* A new Quick Start Guide in the Help Browser, as well as other major updates and enhancements to the online help
* Significant enhancements to existing features like the Scrapbook, the Image Manager or the Font Preview