Scribus 1.5.8, a free document layout package, has been released to provide professional print layout tools, including flexible PDF generation tools and support for split color profiles, CMYK, spot colors, and ICC. The system is written using the Qt toolkit and is licensed under the GPLv2+ license. Ready binary builds are prepared for Linux (AppImage), macOS and Windows.
The 1.5 branch is billed as experimental and includes features such as a new Qt5-based user interface, a modified file format, full table support, and advanced text processing. Release 1.5.5 is marked as well tested and already quite stable for working on new documents. After the final stabilization and recognition of readiness for widespread implementation, a stable release of Scribus 1.5 will be formed based on the 1.6.0 branch.
Major improvements in Scribus 1.5.8:
- In the user interface, the implementation of the dark theme has been improved, some icons have been updated, and the interactivity of working with windows has been improved.
- Improved support for importing IDML, PDF, PNG, TIFF and SVG files.
- Improved PDF export.
- Extended table style management and improved rollback (undo/redo) implementation.
- Improved text editor (Story Editor).
- Improved build system.
- Updated translation files.
- The macOS build embeds Python 3 and adds support for macOS 10.15/Catalina.
- Preparations have been made to provide support for Qt6.
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