Scribus on Mac OS X - Read Me
Hardware/Software Minimum Requirements:
PowerPC or Intel based Mac, although using the dual core Intel systems will give a much better experience.
512 Mb or more system memory - the more the better. 1-2Gb or more is strongly recommended for larger more complex documents.
Before Installing Scribus
- Install Ghostscript for Mac OSX - Ghostscript 8.60+ or newer is recommended. This is important for EPS, PS import and printing. You may install this via a Ghostscript installer, via MacPorts or Fink. The end result is the same.
- This is beta software which is undergoing many code changes daily. While it is fairly stable and usable, caution is advised. It is not recommended yet for production use. The underlying file format is undergoing rapid changes and will not be finished until the 1.3.6 or later version is released.
Installing
- Simply download the Mac OSX dmg format file, open it and drag the Scribus icon to the location of your choice. The dmg Finder window offers the default system Application directory. From there you may click on the icon and run Scribus.
- The first launch of Scribus or when a new user launches Scribus will be much longer than usual. This is because Scribus is creating a cache file of your fonts. Later re-starts will be much quicker.
Console Mode for Diagnostics
There is a second way to launch Scribus: Console Mode. If you open Console.app from the Applications Utilities folder, you are able to see the output of Scribus on startup. This will give you information on the fonts discovered on startup, and list any issues found while starting.
Scribus Documentation Site (EN,FR,DE, PL) - http://docs.scribus.net
Scribus Home Page - http://www.scribus.net
Scribus Bug Tracker - http://bugs.scribus.net
Scribus Wiki (users for users) - http://wiki.scribus.net
Mailing list (subscription, archives etc.) -http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus