Fw: Re: [seul-edu] Fw: Scribus

[Douglas Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:

> From: Tom Hoffman <hoffman@as220.org>
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Fw: Scribus

> On Monday 02 April 2001 20:56, you wrote:
> 
> After a few e-mails with Franz, whose English is excellent, by
> the way, I did 
> get Scribus running.  I meant to send an email, but it got
> lost in the 
> shuffle.
> 
> A few notes on installation.  Python 2.0's name for the rpm
> database is 
> different (BeOpen-Python vs. python), so when you try to
> upgrade you get two 
> versions running concurrently, and getting rid of the old one
> completely will 
> screw up your dependencies.  My kludge for this was to rename
> the python 1.5 
> binary to python.old.  The python 2.0 binary is in a different
> directory 
> futher down my command path.  Regardless, you'll probably have
> to deal with 
> that one way or another.  There are also some funky
> dependencies for PyQt 2.3 
> which you'll probably just have to deal with by compiling it
> instead of using 
> an rpm.  Maybe people with debian can work some apt-get magic
> on their 
> systems (although I was just testing apt-rpm on Conectiva, but
> that is a 
> different story...).
> 
> Once running, be aware that it currently starts up with no
> document and no 
> toolbox open, so it is completely inert at first.  Open a new
> document and go 
> to View>Show Tools to get started.
> 
> I think the source calls this version .2, which is about
> right.  If I knew 
> Python (and it is the first langage I plan on learning as an
> adult, when I 
> find the time) and wanted to make a newspaper layout program
> for my middle 
> school kids, I'd definitely start with this.  It is a long way
> from practical 
> use at even the high school level, though.  
> 
> Nonetheless, a nice start.  Python and Qt seem like an
> interesting 
> combination.
> 
> > I haven't been able to install Scribus yet, but here are the
> author's
> > instructions. Dave Prentice
> > prentice@instruction.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Franz <Franz.Schmid@altmuehlnet.de>
> > To: prentice@instruction.com
> > Date: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: Scribus
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > What is needed for Scribus?
> >     1. Qt-2.2.1,         get it from
> http://www.trolltech.com
> >     2. PyQt-2.3         get it from
> http://www.theKompany.com
> >     3. Python-2.0      get it from http://www.python.org
> >     4. Ghostscript 5.5 upwards (should nowaday be in every
> Distribution)
> >     5. ImageMagic
> >     6. pfb2pfa
> > optional PDFlib-3.03
> >
> > Items 4 - 6 should already be installed by your
> Distribution.
> > Hope that information helps,
> > Best regards,
> > Franz Schmid
> > Franz.Schmid@altmuehlnet.de
> 
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> Tom Hoffman
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