> On 1 Jun 2015, at 17:43, JLuc <jluc at no-log.org> wrote: > > Le 01/06/2015 18:31, Michael Hendry a ?crit : >> I could import a PDF version of this file > > Beware that when importing a PDF > - text is vectorized : you cant edit it anymore as text, but as vector shapes > - all items are grouped and groups are grouped. As a consequence, when > clicking > on an objet, you generally get a group that ought to be ungrouped so as to > edit > one of its components > >> But what if I wanted to edit an image which was part of the original template > > of the bulletin, and which I can?t access? > > There are 2 ways scribus uses images : > > - either linked : the image file is outside the SLA file. If you move the SLA > or the image file, > the link might become not valid anymore. > > - or inline : image bytes are stored INSIDE the SLA file. > I seem to remember that's what happen when you import a PDF. > It could be the reason why gimp cant edit it. > By chance, you can convert the inline data into a linked file using > some option in the right click menu on the image. > Do it, save the file and then tell us whether gimp opens the image. > > Good luck with scribus. > It's a nice tool.
Thanks, Jean-Luc (if I guessed your name correctly!). I?ve tried converting to online, Saving As?draft01, Closing and Opening draft01 and trying again. At first I got a message saying GIMP was already running, so I shut it down and tried again - same result: GIMP opened but with no image file. This is not necessarily a problem that I need an answer for, but a feature which Scribus appears to be offering but doesn?t fulfil. Please don?t spend a lot of time thinking about it! I?m hopeful that Craig (who answered an earlier query) might be able to compile a version for Mac which will allow me to import the original PUB file, rather than a PDF derivative, and that I?ll then be able to edit images within this file. Michael > > JL > >> >>> >>> on my curent poject my worflow is: >>> pdffile-->pdftkburst--> >>> pagefile.pdf--> >>> gimp-->revised.pagefile.pdf--> >>> scribus1.5.0-->finalpagefile.pdf--> >>> insert in book file. >>> >>> As it happens my current book file is a mixture of >>> typeset pages and pages imported from the above >>> process but that is not pertinent to your >>> application. The key is that the file begins life >>> as a pdf file and the intermediate files are also >>> pdf files. >>> >>> I don't expect either Scribus or Gimp to >>> transfer an image to another program. That is the >>> MSWindows (and KDE for that matter) philosophy >>> that every program can pass data to every other >>> program behind the scenes. My philosophy, based >>> on 47 years of using computers is that you have >>> files in one of several standard formats, such >>> as plain text, pdf, jpg, png, svg, sql etc. that >>> at least one program in my possession can import, >>> alter, and then export that file into the same or >>> another standard format. >> >> I take your poiint, but Scribus does seem to be offering the option of >> passing a temporary copy of an image file to GIMP, and assimilating the >> edited file when I?ve made the changes and closed GIMP. >> >> I?ve been playing with computers since 1979, and have suffered from >> proprietary file formats repeatedly over the years. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Michael >> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> John Culleton >>> Wexford Press >>> Book layout, typesetting and Indexing >>> Free list of books for self-publishers: >>> http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html >>> >>> ___ >>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>> See also: >>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>> http://forums.scribus.net >> >> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net <mailto:scribus at >> lists.scribus.net> >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> <http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus> >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net <http://wiki.scribus.net/> >> http://forums.scribus.net <http://forums.scribus.net/> >> > > > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net <mailto:scribus at > lists.scribus.net> > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > <http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus> > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net <http://wiki.scribus.net/> > http://forums.scribus.net <http://forums.scribus.net/> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20150601/a22834f7/attachment.html>
