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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0008876ScribusIntegrationpublic2010-02-26 14:39
Reportergastarbeiter Assigned ToHerm 
PrioritynormalSeveritytweakReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionno change required 
PlatformLinux i386OSUbuntuOS VersionKarmic
Product Version1.3.5.1 
Summary0008876: Make TeX frames vector-aware
DescriptionDon't rasterize TeX/LaTeX output, import it as EPS.
Steps To ReproduceFollow the steps in this tutorial to see how this can be done indirectly.

http://bit.ly/aEMip5
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Patch

Activities

2010-02-24 20:22

 

acts.pdf (5,220 bytes)

2010-02-24 20:52

 

ale

2010-02-25 12:57

manager   ~0023376

in 1.3.5+ have you tried to use the experimental pdf "native" embedding? (you need podofo installed for it to work...)

gastarbeiter

2010-02-25 20:38

reporter   ~0023380

No, I haven't done that because there's no podofo package for Ubuntu yet. Right now I'm trying to compile the source. If you have it installed, I'd suggest you try to typeset some text as I've done in my example, then upload the PDF for comparison.

ale

2010-02-25 21:44

manager   ~0023381

you should be able to get a recent enough podofo by adding scribus repositories to synaptics:
http://www.scribus.net/?q=debian

2010-02-25 22:27

 

test.pdf (6,594 bytes)

ale

2010-02-25 22:28

manager   ~0023382

i have attached a test.pdf with your acts.pdf inluded into a .sla and exported as pdf using the experimental embedding functionality.

gastarbeiter

2010-02-25 22:48

reporter   ~0023383

Yours looks, scales up and prints nice. It also preserves font information, which mine does not.

ale

2010-02-26 07:32

manager   ~0023387

since render frames are meant to be updatetable, i think that they should be kept in frames...

... and since vector grafic embedded in frames can already be outputted as vectors (yes, only in an experimental way: but it will grow!), i propose to close this bug...

... and invite gastarbeiter to go through the link above and/or to drop by on irc:#scribus@freenode.net (there is even a webclient for it: http://www.scribus.net/irc

gastarbeiter

2010-02-26 13:20

reporter   ~0023390

I downloaded 1.3.6svn and podofo throught the Scribus repositories for Ubuntu, then tried the PDF export option ale suggested. It worked great for me, the fonts were embedded as vectors and font metadata was also preserved.

My way of doing things through conversion to EPS works using GhostScript instead of PoDoFo. I don't know if there are any relative merits of the former. If not, the issue should be considered resolved and the bug report should be closed.

Thanks to everyone and particularly ale for the insightful comments.

jghali

2010-02-26 14:39

administrator   ~0023391

>> My way of doing things through conversion to EPS works using GhostScript instead of PoDoFo. I don't know if there are any relative merits of the former.

As Ale mentionned it , the method provided by the tutorial imply loosing updatability. Moreover that method outlines text so font infos are lost and will induce bigger file size. The method using PoDofo provides more flexibility :
- render frames can still be updated
- output vector as vector and text as text will all font infos preserved.
- applies to all imported pdfs

So PoDoFo method seems the way to go.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-02-24 20:22 gastarbeiter New Issue
2010-02-24 20:22 gastarbeiter File Added: acts.pdf
2010-02-24 20:52 gastarbeiter File Added: xetex-scribus-opentype.pdf
2010-02-25 02:19 christoph_s Status new => assigned
2010-02-25 02:19 christoph_s Assigned To => Herm
2010-02-25 12:57 ale Note Added: 0023376
2010-02-25 20:38 gastarbeiter Note Added: 0023380
2010-02-25 21:44 ale Note Added: 0023381
2010-02-25 22:27 ale File Added: test.pdf
2010-02-25 22:28 ale Note Added: 0023382
2010-02-25 22:48 gastarbeiter Note Added: 0023383
2010-02-26 07:32 ale Note Added: 0023387
2010-02-26 13:20 gastarbeiter Note Added: 0023390
2010-02-26 14:39 jghali Note Added: 0023391
2010-02-26 14:39 jghali Status assigned => resolved
2010-02-26 14:39 jghali Resolution open => no change required
2010-02-26 14:39 jghali Status resolved => closed