Scribus 1.4.0 – 专业的开源桌面出版程序

Scribus 是一个专业的开源桌面排版（DTP）软件，是一个以GNU通用公共许可证发布的自由软件。提供Linux、Unix、Mac OS X、OS/2以及Windows上运行的原生版本。它以其广泛的页面布局功能堪比于其他非自由应用程序，如PagePlus、QuarkXPress和Adobe InDesign。
 
Scribus 灵活的布局和排版，并有编写档案专业品质图像设置设备的能力。它也可以创建动画和互动的PDF图像和形式。示例使用包括撰写小报纸、小册子、简报、海报和书籍。

经过近4年的深入细致的工作，Scribus团队已经发布了开源桌面出版程序Scribus新的稳定版本1.4.0。鉴于这是首次在一段时间的主要稳定版本，该文件概述以上版本的最后一个数字，因为刚刚过去的一个，而不是改善。我们的想法是形成这与过去的稳定版本比较。总之，自从这个新版本的开发开始，超过2000项的功能要求和错误已经得到解决。

软件性质：开源软件
最新版本：v1.4.0 正式稳定版 (（2012-01-01）
官方网站：http://www.scribus.net/

Scribus 1.4.0 重大变化和改善：

• 1.4.0 is based on the Qt4 application framework. The initial transition from Qt3 was performed quite quickly, but fine tuning for cross-platform compatibility and taking advantage of new features took quite some time. As a result, Scribus now runs equally reliable on all supported platforms.
• Thanks to the port to Qt4, the Scribus Team now also provides install files for Mac OS X 10.5 or later (DMG or pkg format), as well as a native version for OS/2 Warp 4 and eComStation. Additionally, thanks to feedback from users of other UNIX platforms, Scribus is will build and run on more of those platforms as well.
• Feature enhancements to object handling (e.g. transform tools like in advanced drawing programs), with improvements to existing features like the Scrapbook and the Image Manager.
• Many advanced options for text and typography, like character styles, optical margins, or glyph extension. Undo/Redo is finally available for almost all text-related actions, and a new script enables replacing straight quotes with typographical quotation marks based on language settings. Usability improvements include better cursor placement and movement, faster layout on canvas and interaction between linked frames.
• New features for vector objects, like Boolean path operations, vector effects or a line style editor.
• Major improvements to the handling of fills, like pattern fill, more gradient types, support for external color palette formats (AI, EPS, GPL, PostScript, SOC), and many new color palettes, including those from commercial vendors like Resene and dtp studio, as well as national/government standards.
• A new frame type called “Render Frame” allows for rendering (and subsequently export) the output of every program that can create PostScript, PDF or PNG files via the command line (e.g. LaTeX, Lilypond, POV-Ray) inside Scribus. The initial version of which was developed as a project for Google Summer of Code and this project has developed to allow import of externally produced documents, scientific publications and formulas. More renderers can be added with a simple configuration file.

• Vector import filters: Scribus 1.4.0 provides new import filters for the following file formats: Adobe Illustrator (both EPS and PDF-based), Macintosh Picture (PICT), Windows Metafile (WMF), Xfig (FIG), Calamus Vector Graphics (CVG), Kivio Stencils (SML), and DIA Shapes (SHAPE).
• Regarding bitmap images, the handling of Photoshop files has seen many major improvements, like support of multiple clipping paths or PSD layers. The Image Manager has been rewritten, and new non-destructive image effects have been added. Moreover, Scribus 1.4.0 now supports EXIF data in images, and import of Windows and OS/2 bitmaps (BMP) has been re-enabled.
• Among the major enhancements to Scribus’s pre-press features, printing marks and the display of ink coverage in the Print Preview are the most important. In addition, Scribus now enables conversion of spot colors to process colors during PDF and PostScript export with a single click.
• PDF export has seen major improvements as well. Scribus can now export to PDF 1.5, including PDF layers. Another new feature is the option to embed EPS and PDF files in exported PDFs as an alternative to rasterizing them. Also, both font embedding and substitution have been improved.
• For color management, Scribus 1.4.0 now supports both littleCMS version 1 and 2. It’s also possible to enable color management with a single click from the main window.
• Additionally, the Scribus Team has added a feature to emulate color blindness on screen.
• Hundreds of minor and major usability improvements have been added.
• The included scripts have been updated, including the addition of the “Autoquote” script in the Script menu to convert straight quotes in a text frame to correct quotation marks for many languages.
• Scribus 1.4.0 is being shipped with many more templates than previous versions.
• The content of the Help System has been rewritten and updated.

现在Scribus 1.4.0 正式稳定版本已经发布，Scribus团队将侧重于1.5开发，其中将包括PDF/X-1a，PDF/X-4和PDF / E等令人惊喜的新功能。Mesh Gradients, native PDF import, XAR import, a completely rewritten table implementation, a rewritten text system, and much more. The 1.4.x version is now in stable/maintenance mode, which means few features will be backported from the 1.5 development branch. In general, only bugs will be fixed in subsequent 1.4.x versions, along with new content, like new translations, new templates, or additional color palettes.

重要信息：

If you are working with a team, try to make sure that all team members use the same Scribus version – this will avoid many headaches and extra work. Users should be warned that 1.3.3.x cannot open 1.4.0 files.
（如果你是一个团队工作，尽量确保所有团队成员都使用相同的的Scribus版本 – 这将避免许多麻烦和额外的工作。用户应当予以警告，1.3.3.x无法打开1.4.0文件。）
 
The Scribus Team recommends that all distributions package Scribus 1.4.0 as “Scribus” (and replace the outdated Scribus 1.3.3.14).
（Scribus小组建议，所有的发行包Scribus1.4.0“Scribus”（取代过时的Scribus1.3.3.14）。）
 
The 1.4.x branch will now be developed in the Version14x branch of our Subversion repository, leaving the Version135 one behind. This also fixes the version numbering issues of the past, with just two main versions, 1.4.x and 1.5.x
（1.4.x的分行将在我们的Subversion版本库的Version14x分支，现在可以开发留下的Version135落后。这也解决了过去的版本编号问题，只有两个主要的版本，1.4.x和1.5.x的。）
 
The Scribus Team will continue to implement new features and improvements in the development branch 1.5.x.
（Scribus团队将继续实施新功能和改进，在发展分支1.5.x.）
 
We recommend the additional packaging of 1.5 only if it is marked as a development version and can be installed alongside an existing Scribus 1.4.0 (for example as scribus-ng).
（我们推荐的1.5额外的包装，只有当它被标记为一个开发版本，并可以沿着现有的Scribus1.4.0安装（例如scribus-NG）。）
 
The English online help has been mostly updated to match the new features. Translations have temporarily disabled, since they need to be synchronised with the English version once the update is complete. Further updates will be included with subsequent 1.4 releases.
（英语在线帮助大多已更新，以配合新的功能。翻译已暂时停用，因为他们需要与英文版本同步更新一次完整。进一步更新将包含在随后的1.4版本。）

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