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| Scribus is not a word processor, and it's not a graphics application, it's a layout application. It's a //part// of the publishing pipeline, but not the entire thing. Many users just getting started in design, or just getting started in the "right" method of publishing, get confused by the fact that there is a pipeline at all. It changes with need and preference, but generally the pipeline for publishing is something like this: | Scribus is not a word processor, and it's not a graphics application, it's a layout application. It's a //part// of the publishing pipeline, but not the entire thing. Many users just getting started in design, or just getting started in the "right" method of publishing, get confused by the fact that there is a pipeline at all. It changes with need and preference, but generally the pipeline for publishing is something like this: | ||
| - | [{{ publish-pipeline.png | A sample publishing pipeline. }}] | + | [{{ publishing.png | A simplified publishing pipeline: from many sources, into one. }}] |
| Before computers, designers literally cut and pasted all the different assets from the different departments onto pages (much as traditional 'zine artists do now). With Scribus, you can do all that cutting and pasting in the computer, pre-flight the results, and send the master PDFs to press. | Before computers, designers literally cut and pasted all the different assets from the different departments onto pages (much as traditional 'zine artists do now). With Scribus, you can do all that cutting and pasting in the computer, pre-flight the results, and send the master PDFs to press. | ||
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| When Scribus starts, it presents a setup screen so that you can define what kind of project you are going to work on. This might seem overwhelming at first, but it does encourage a bit of pre-planning. You should think about your intended delivery targets before you start designing. For instance, if you'll be using Scribus for CD booklet layouts, you would know that the paper size needs to be 4.25 inches by 4.25 inches. You would also know that if it is printed, the total number of pages in your layout must be divisible by 4 (since one 8.5 inch page, folded in half, renders four printable surfaces), and so on. Before diving into a serious Scribus project, plan ahead and know what kind of paper you are delivering to. | When Scribus starts, it presents a setup screen so that you can define what kind of project you are going to work on. This might seem overwhelming at first, but it does encourage a bit of pre-planning. You should think about your intended delivery targets before you start designing. For instance, if you'll be using Scribus for CD booklet layouts, you would know that the paper size needs to be 4.25 inches by 4.25 inches. You would also know that if it is printed, the total number of pages in your layout must be divisible by 4 (since one 8.5 inch page, folded in half, renders four printable surfaces), and so on. Before diving into a serious Scribus project, plan ahead and know what kind of paper you are delivering to. | ||
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| If you are not sure, then talk to your printer company. Find out what they expect to receive from you. Usually a "reader spread" is all they need, meaning you simply deliver to them what you want your readers to see, in the order the readers will see it. In this case, each “page” really means “printable surface”. So if you want to produce a flyer with two sides to it, you need two “pages” in Scribus, even though when it is printed, it will require only one physical piece of paper. Likewise, if you are folding an A4 page in half in order to create a pamphlet, you need 4 “pages” in Scribus even though you will only use one physical sheet of paper when printing. | If you are not sure, then talk to your printer company. Find out what they expect to receive from you. Usually a "reader spread" is all they need, meaning you simply deliver to them what you want your readers to see, in the order the readers will see it. In this case, each “page” really means “printable surface”. So if you want to produce a flyer with two sides to it, you need two “pages” in Scribus, even though when it is printed, it will require only one physical piece of paper. Likewise, if you are folding an A4 page in half in order to create a pamphlet, you need 4 “pages” in Scribus even though you will only use one physical sheet of paper when printing. | ||
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| If you have used Inkscape or GIMP's text tools, this is exactly the same concept; you are defining the boundaries for the flow of the text. To get text into your text frame, you could just start typing but Scribus isn't exactly meant to be a word processor. It's generally better to compose your content in a proper text editor like Emacs (or Libre Office, if you're less adventurous) and then import it into Scribus. The historical rationale behind this is that the layout artist, in large publications, is rarely the author or copy editor. Even for a small publication, the separation of the processes is smart; let Scribus be a layout application, and let text editors be text editors. | If you have used Inkscape or GIMP's text tools, this is exactly the same concept; you are defining the boundaries for the flow of the text. To get text into your text frame, you could just start typing but Scribus isn't exactly meant to be a word processor. It's generally better to compose your content in a proper text editor like Emacs (or Libre Office, if you're less adventurous) and then import it into Scribus. The historical rationale behind this is that the layout artist, in large publications, is rarely the author or copy editor. Even for a small publication, the separation of the processes is smart; let Scribus be a layout application, and let text editors be text editors. | ||
| - | To import text, right-click on your text frame and select **Get Text**, or just hit ''ctrl'' ''i'' on your keyboard. If you don't have a big text file lying around, navigate up through your file system to ''/usr/docs/gcc-*/'' and use the ''COPYING'' file. Import it as text (not as a comma delimited file). Alternately, you can right-click your text frame and select **Sample Text** for some place-holder //Lorem Ipsum// content, but for the sake of this exercise use enough sample text to provide an overflow. You'll know you have overflow by the red X in the lower right corner of your text frame. | + | To import text, right-click on your text frame and select **Get Text**, or just hit ''ctrl'' ''i'' on your keyboard. If you don't have a big text file lying around, navigate up through your file system to ''<nowiki>/usr/docs/gcc-*</nowiki>'' and use the ''COPYING'' file. Import it as text (not as a comma delimited file). Alternately, you can right-click your text frame and select **Sample Text** for some place-holder //Lorem Ipsum// content, but for the sake of this exercise use enough sample text to provide an overflow. You'll know you have overflow by the red X in the lower right corner of your text frame. |
| [{{ scribustext.jpg?666 | Don't panic, the text overflow just means you have a lot of great content. }}] | [{{ scribustext.jpg?666 | Don't panic, the text overflow just means you have a lot of great content. }}] | ||
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| A PDF export dialogue will open, and it has a lot of tabs. Don't panic. Most options are already set to sensible defaults for you. There are a few you should change: | A PDF export dialogue will open, and it has a lot of tabs. Don't panic. Most options are already set to sensible defaults for you. There are a few you should change: | ||
| - | In the General tab, set Maximum Image Resolution to 300dpi if you plan on distributing as PDF as well as hardcopy. If you intend only to print, then don't set a maximum. | + | * In the General tab, set **Maximum Image Resolution** to 300dpi if you plan on distributing as PDF as well as hardcopy. If you intend only to print, then don't set a maximum. |
| - | In the Fonts tab, choose to Embed All Fonts. | + | * In the **Fonts** tab, choose ''Embed All Fonts''. |
| - | In the Color tab, choose your intended output. If you intend to deliver digitally and to the printer, use the Printer output option as it is suitable for both. | + | * In the **Color** tab, choose your intended output. If you intend to deliver digitally and to the printer, use the ''Printer'' output option as it is suitable for both. |
| - | In the Pre-Press tab, place a check next to the Use Document Bleeds option. | + | * In the **Pre-Press** tab, place a check next to the **Use Document Bleeds** option. |
| - | When satisfied, click the Save button. Exporting to PDF can take time, since Scribus has to composite all of those different elements together. Give it a few moments, and then go and look at your finished product on your drive. View it in a PDF reader like Evince or Okular so that you can see the document at its best. If it looks good on screen, it ought to look just as good in print. | + | * When satisfied, click the **Save** button. |
| - | If you do send it to a professional printer, be sure to let them know that you are sending a “reader spread”, meaning that the PDF you are sending is in the order that it is meant to be read, not printed. The printer can re-arrange the pages in the order that their printers require in order to print each page on the appropriate side of each page. | + | Exporting to PDF can take time, since Scribus has to composite all of those different elements together. Give it a few moments, and then go and look at your finished product on your drive. View it in a PDF reader like **Okular** or **xpdf** so that you can see the document at its best. If it looks good on screen, it ought to look just as good in print. |
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| + | If you do send it to a professional printer, be sure to let them know that you are sending a **reader spread**, meaning that the PDF you are sending is in the order that it is meant to be read, not printed. The printer will re-arrange the pages in the order that their printers require in order to print each page on the appropriate side of each page. | ||
| ====Page Layout and Beyond==== | ====Page Layout and Beyond==== | ||
| - | Scribus is a professional-grade layout application with many more features than just the basics covered in this article. When designing, don't hold yourself back just because you don't know how to make something happen; find out how to do it, and design what you see in your mind's eye. Don't listen to the advertisers and consumers who try to convince you that you need special for-pay software to do what you want to do. Scribus and Linux has been used for professionally printed magazines, posters, postcards, stickers, flyers, pamphlets, and more, that have distribution as wide and sometimes wider than popular printed matter created with high dollar software. With Scribus, sometimes combined with GIMP, Inkscape, and Linux, it's all possible. | + | Scribus is a professional-grade layout application with many more features than just the basics covered in this article. When designing, don't hold yourself back just because you don't know how to make something happen; find out how to do it, and design what you see in your mind's eye. Scribus and Linux has been used for professionally printed magazines, posters, postcards, stickers, flyers, pamphlets, and more, that have distribution as wide and sometimes wider than popular printed matter. With Scribus, combined with a few other choice open source tools and your own creativity, it's all possible. |
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| **See Also** \\ | **See Also** \\ | ||
| - | krita \\ | + | [[krita|Krita]] \\ |
| - | mypaint \\ | + | [[mypaint|Mypaint]] \\ |
| - | inkscape \\ | + | [[inkscape|Inkscape]] \\ |
| - | darktable \\ | + | [[darktable|Darktable]] \\ |
| - | lightzone | + | [[lightzone|Lightzone]] |
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