What's new in Scribus 1.4?

''The purpose of this page is to list the most exciting new features in 1.4. A short description and one more screenshots would be nice.''

=Cross-platform availability=
 * Mac OS X (DMG)
 * OS/2 Warp 4 and eComStation

=Import/Export=

Import

 * Adobe Illustrator (AI)
 * Apple PICT files (PICT)
 * Cumulus Vector Graphics (CVG)
 * Windows Metafile (WMF)
 * Xfig (FIG)
 * Kivio Shapes
 * Dia Shapes

Export

 * PDF/EPS embedding in PDF
 * Pre-press options
 * PDF 1.5 presentation effects
 * Conversion of OTF to Type 3 outlines

=Text/Typography=
 * Character Styles

=Bitmap images=
 * Image effects
 * Advanced image properties

=Vector objects=
 * Line style editor
 * More default shapes

=Render Frames=

=Colours=

Supported palette formats

 * EPS
 * GIMP palettes (GPL)
 * Illustrator (AI)
 * OpenDocument (SOC)
 * Viva Designer

New colour palettes

 * Resene
 * DTP Studio
 * National Standards
 * Japan
 * United Kingdom
 * United States

Colour palette features

 * Replacing Colours

=Items (general)=
 * Advanced selection mode
 * Improvements to the Document Outline dialog

=Templates=