[CREATE] Scribus 1.5.6 released

[Onyeibo Oku]

That was a *LOT* of work.
Thanks to you and the Scribus Team

Regards
Onyeibo


On Wed Nov 11, 2020 at 12:00 AM WAT, Christoph Schäfer wrote:
> 1.5.6 Release
>
> The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.5.6.
> The release was delayed due to the current pandemic, but we finally got
> there. This is a major release on our way to 1.6.0, even though most
> changes have taken place "under the hood". Apart from a few remaining
> fringe issues, this release has been thoroughly tested and is considered
> to be stable. However, there are also a lot of new features.
>
> Please note that while some bugfixes still *may* be backported to the
> 1.4.x branch, we do not plan an official release of this version
> anymore. If you think you need the changes, you have to check out the
> SVN repository and build 1.4.9svn from source.
>
>
> =Most important changes=
>
> ==User Interface==
>
> * One of the most important changes compared to earlier versions is the
> introduction of a context-sensitive Content Palette. If set to visible,
> it will adjust to the kind of item (text frame, image frame, table,
> group) you have selected.
>
> * Ctrl/Cmd+Click enables selecting items below guides.
>
> * A new PDF-based output preview is now available.
>
> * Support for dark UI themes has been improved.
>
> * Icon set can now be changed without needing to restart application
>
> * It's now possible to "cycle" through the items in a group by pressing
> Alt+Ctrl/Cmd+Click
>
> ==Import/Export==
>
> * Support for PDF 1.6 export, including embedded OpenType fonts.
>
> * A Markdown import filter has been added.
>
> * Improvements to the IDML, PDF, XTG, SVG and KRA importers.
>
> ==Text and Typography==
>
> * Launching Scribus via the Command Line on any OS will now reveal more
> font-related problems; based on fontconfig 3.14.
>
> ==Colors==
>
> * Default black and white colors can now alternatively be defined in RGB
> and LAB.
>
> ==Printing==
>
> * With the exception of the Windows platform, Scribus can now use a
> PDF-based and newly written printing engine. PostScript is still
> available, but will be removed over time.
>
> ==Technical/OS-related Updates==
>
> * macOS: Scribus 1.5.6 is certified to be installed and run on current
> versions of macOS. If you want to use Scribus on a computer with the
> latest version of macOS, 1.5.6 is the required version. For those that
> use the Scripter functionality, our default DMG download of Scribus on
> macOS uses Python 2.x installed with the operating system. We have an
> experimental release that allows the use of Python 3 if the user has
> XCode installed.
>
> ==Scripter==
>
> * On platforms other than macOS, Scribus now uses Python 3 by default.
> As a consequence, existing scripts will likely need to be modified so
> that they run in Scribus 1.5.6.
>
> * Many new commands have been added to the Scripter; others have been
> renamed to be more intuitive. For more information, please have a look
> at the Scripter documentation, which has also been updated to reflect
> the changes.
>
>
>
> The complete changelog is available here:
> https://bugs.scribus.net/changelog_page.php?version_id=110
>
>
> ==Primary Download Locations==
>
> * Installation packages for Windows, macOS, a Linux AppImage and the
> source code are available here:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.5.6/
>
> * Packaging for the various Linux distributions, as well as other
> platforms is beyond our influence. We recommend updating the respective
> repository data on a regular basis.
>
> * Windows Portable App:
> http://portableapps.com/apps/office/scribus_portable#test
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