That was a *LOT* of work. Thanks to you and the Scribus Team Regards Onyeibo
On Wed Nov 11, 2020 at 12:00 AM WAT, Christoph Schäfer wrote: > 1.5.6 Release > > The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.5.6. > The release was delayed due to the current pandemic, but we finally got > there. This is a major release on our way to 1.6.0, even though most > changes have taken place "under the hood". Apart from a few remaining > fringe issues, this release has been thoroughly tested and is considered > to be stable. However, there are also a lot of new features. > > Please note that while some bugfixes still *may* be backported to the > 1.4.x branch, we do not plan an official release of this version > anymore. If you think you need the changes, you have to check out the > SVN repository and build 1.4.9svn from source. > > > =Most important changes= > > ==User Interface== > > * One of the most important changes compared to earlier versions is the > introduction of a context-sensitive Content Palette. If set to visible, > it will adjust to the kind of item (text frame, image frame, table, > group) you have selected. > > * Ctrl/Cmd+Click enables selecting items below guides. > > * A new PDF-based output preview is now available. > > * Support for dark UI themes has been improved. > > * Icon set can now be changed without needing to restart application > > * It's now possible to "cycle" through the items in a group by pressing > Alt+Ctrl/Cmd+Click > > ==Import/Export== > > * Support for PDF 1.6 export, including embedded OpenType fonts. > > * A Markdown import filter has been added. > > * Improvements to the IDML, PDF, XTG, SVG and KRA importers. > > ==Text and Typography== > > * Launching Scribus via the Command Line on any OS will now reveal more > font-related problems; based on fontconfig 3.14. > > ==Colors== > > * Default black and white colors can now alternatively be defined in RGB > and LAB. > > ==Printing== > > * With the exception of the Windows platform, Scribus can now use a > PDF-based and newly written printing engine. PostScript is still > available, but will be removed over time. > > ==Technical/OS-related Updates== > > * macOS: Scribus 1.5.6 is certified to be installed and run on current > versions of macOS. If you want to use Scribus on a computer with the > latest version of macOS, 1.5.6 is the required version. For those that > use the Scripter functionality, our default DMG download of Scribus on > macOS uses Python 2.x installed with the operating system. We have an > experimental release that allows the use of Python 3 if the user has > XCode installed. > > ==Scripter== > > * On platforms other than macOS, Scribus now uses Python 3 by default. > As a consequence, existing scripts will likely need to be modified so > that they run in Scribus 1.5.6. > > * Many new commands have been added to the Scripter; others have been > renamed to be more intuitive. For more information, please have a look > at the Scripter documentation, which has also been updated to reflect > the changes. > > > > The complete changelog is available here: > https://bugs.scribus.net/changelog_page.php?version_id=110 > > > ==Primary Download Locations== > > * Installation packages for Windows, macOS, a Linux AppImage and the > source code are available here: > https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.5.6/ > > * Packaging for the various Linux distributions, as well as other > platforms is beyond our influence. We recommend updating the respective > repository data on a regular basis. > > * Windows Portable App: > http://portableapps.com/apps/office/scribus_portable#test > _______________________________________________ > CREATE mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
