Ubuntu Manpage: scribus - cross platform WYSIWYG desktop publishing app

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NAME

       scribus - cross platform WYSIWYG desktop publishing app

SYNOPSIS

       scribus [-h|--help] [-v|--version] [-l|--lang language] [-la|--langs-available] [-f|--file|--] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       Scribus  is  an  open  source desktop publishing program. It provides true WYSIWYG editing, excellent PDF
       export facilities, and a wide range of other input and output options.

       Please see the scribus documentation at http://docs.scribus.net/ or the program's built in help for  more
       comprehensive and up-to-date documentation.

       This  man page only provides summaries of some aspects of the program's use. It's main purpose is to make
       sure you can find the full documentation quickly and easily.

OPTIONS

The definitive options are in the program's usage statement. Run: scribus --help to view the usage
statement.

-l, --lang xx
Overrides the system locale and runs Scribus in language xx. The language is specified with the
same POSIX language codes that are used in the LANG and LC_ALL environment variables. For example,
English can be selected with 'en' (generic English), 'en_GB' (British English), 'en_US' (American
english), etc. Similarly, Deutsch can be selected with 'de' or 'de_DE'.

-la, --langs-available
Print a list of languages for which user interface translations are available. To use that
language run Scribus as 'scribus -l xx' where xx is the short language code, or set the locale
environment variables as described below.

-v, --version
Prints the Scribus version number and exits.

-f, --file
Open the specified file. It's possible to simply pass the file name as an unqualified argument
instead of using this, though if the name begins with a - you will need to use --, eg 'scribus --
-myfile.sla'.

-h, --help
Print a brief usage summary.

-fi, --font-info
Shows the font file listing as Scribus starts. This can be used for diagnosing missing glyphs
within fonts or possible broken font files.

-pi, --profile-info
Shows the color profiles listing which Scribus can use. This can be used for diagnosing missing or
broken color profiles.

-pr, --prefs <filename>
Use filename as path for user given preferences.

-py, --python-script <script> [arguments ...]
Run script in Python [with optional arguments]. This option must be last option used.

-ns, --no-splash
Suppresses display of the splash screen during Scribus start-up.

-nns, --never-splash
Stop the showing of the splashscreen on startup. Writes an empty file called .neversplash in
~/.config/scribus.

-sb, --swap-buttons
Use right to left dialog button ordering (eg. Cancel/No/Yes instead of Yes/No/Cancel)

-u, --upgradecheck
Downloads a file from our scribus server indicating latest available versions.

ENVIRONMENT
Scribus respects the standard locale environment variables. Others may be used through underlying
libraries, such as Qt, or by programs used by Scribus. http://docs.scribus.net/ and the in-
program documentation may note other environment variables used by Scribus or the programs and
libraries it uses.

LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, LANG
POSIX locale. See locale(1). Scribus uses these three environment variables, in the listed order
of precedence, to select the language (including the user interface translation) to use. If none
are set, it will fall back on the locale set by the underlying Qt library.

PATH Scribus may search the PATH for external tools if their paths are not specified absolutely. This
is currently most likely to affect you if you have multiple copies of gs(1) installed. You can set
an absolute path to the correct gs(1) in your Scribus preferences and bypass the PATH search.

A few important environment variables from other programs are summarised here for convenience, though you
should check the original program's documentation if you are having trouble.

GS_FONTPATH
GhostScript font path. Affects the font search path for GhostScript, a component Scribus uses for
some PostScript operations. Add new directories containing fonts to this colon-separated list to
help GhostScript find fonts in non-standard locations. See gs(1) and the GhostScript HTML
documentation for more information.

GS_LIB GhostScript library path. GhostScript searches this path for Fontmap files. Like GS_FONTPATH it's
a colon separated list of directories. You will usually want to use GS_FONTPATH instead, though
building a Fontmap file and using GS_LIB can speed things up if you have a lot of fonts. See gs(1)
and the GhostScript HTML documentation for more information.

FILES

       $HOME/.config/scribus/
              User  preferences  are  stored  in  $HOME/.config/scribus/  on Unix or Linux. Most other paths are
              configurable from the Scribus preferences. Scribus  1.5  preferences  are  separate  from  Scribus
              1.3.x.  User  preferences  for  Mac OS X, OS/2 and Windows are documented in the help docs (F1) in
              Scribus.  $HOME/.config/scribus/scribus150.rc Scribus preferences file - formatted in a custom xml
              schema.    May    eventually    be    retired    in    favour    of   new   format   prefs   file.
              $HOME/.config/scribus/prefs150.xml Scribus 1.5.x preferences are separate from Scribus 1.3.x

       $HOME/.fonts/

       $HOME/.fonts.conf

       /etc/fonts
              Fontconfig, the library used by Scribus to locate fonts, is  normally  configured  with  files  in
              /etc/fonts, mainly /etc/fonts/fonts.conf and /etc/fonts/local.conf . It may also use a config file
              $HOME/.fonts.conf and fonts in $HOME/.fonts/ . See fonts.conf(5) and the fontconfig  documentation
              for more information. Note that Scribus may also use its internal font path to locate more fonts -
              see the Preferences dialog and scribus help.

RELATED SOFTWARE AND AFFILIATES

       inkscape(1) - http://inkscape.org/

       OpenClipArt - http://openclipart.org/

       Fontmatrix - http://fontmatrix.be/

       Other affiliates may be listed in the footer on http://www.scribus.net/

BUGS

       See http://bugs.scribus.net/ for the Scribus on-line status tracker, which is used to track  bug  reports
       and  feature  requests.   If  you intend to submit a bug report or feature request, please search the bug
       database first.

AUTHORS

       Please see the About  Scribus  option  in  the  Help  menu  for  a  list  of  authors,  translators,  and
       contributors.

                                               Updated 2010-24-06                                     scribus(1)