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The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of Scribus 1.4.5.
The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of Scribus 1.4.5.


Scribus 1.4.5 is almost exclusively a bugfixing release, including many corrections back-ported from 1.5.0svn.
Scribus 1.4.5 is almost exclusively a bugfixing and update release, including many corrections backported from 1.5.0svn. Scribus 1.5.0, the preview of the next stable Scribus release (1.6.0), is supposed to be released for testing purposes early in 2015.
 
It will likely be the last release in the 1.4.x branch, and the Scribus Team will from now on solely focus on the development of the next major version 1.6. We expect to make available a first alpha release (version number 1.5.0) shortly after the release of 1.4.5.


==Most Important Changes==
==Most Important Changes==
* Scribus is now being shipped with the most recent version of the PostScript Barcode Generator.
* New Templates.
* Updates to the Scripter that enable the use of Python Scripts without invoking the Scribus UI.
* Many translation updates and improvements.
* Usability improvements.


 
The complete changelog is available here: http://bugs.scribus.net/view_all_bug_page.php?filter=115457


==Primary Download Locations==
==Primary Download Locations==
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* A ZIP archive for OS/2 Warp 4 and eComStation is available under: http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.4.5
* A ZIP archive for OS/2 Warp 4 and eComStation is available under: http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.4.5
* A portable version for Windows is available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Scribus%20Portable/
* A portable version for Windows is available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Scribus%20Portable/
* A Haiku HPKG package is available from: http://haikuware.com/directory/view-details/hpkgs/scribus
* A Haiku HPKG package will be available from: http://haikuware.com/directory/view-details/hpkgs/scribus soon
* Packaging for *BSD, Solaris and OpenIndiana is beyond our influence. We recommend updating the respective repository data on a regular basis.
* Packaging for *BSD, Solaris and OpenIndiana is beyond our influence. We recommend updating the respective repository data on a regular basis.
* All download options are listed at: http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download


==Download Verification==
==Download Verification==
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==Credits==
==Credits==
<p>The Scribus Team would like to thank Anduin.net and Modirum for their continued hosting of all of the Scribus websites.</p>
<p>The Scribus Team would like to thank Anduin.net and Modirum for their continued hosting of all of the Scribus websites.</p>
<p>We are grateful to the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (France) and Linux New Media (Germany) for sponsoring.</p>
<p>We are grateful to the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and Linux New Media (Germany) for sponsoring.</p>
<p>The Scribus Team is also honored to have Resene Colours (New Zealand), dtp studio Oldenburg (Germany), GiveLife Color System (Spain), Scientific Illustration Services Corp. (USA), the Newspaper Association of America (USA) and Software Consulting Services (USA) as Special Supporters and donors of color palettes and other content since the 1.4.x release, just like we are grateful to the owner of Vector Portal for the permission to distribute some of his work as Scribus Templates.</p>
<p>The Scribus Team is also honored to have Resene Colours (New Zealand), dtp studio Oldenburg (Germany), GiveLife Color System (Spain), Scientific Illustration Services Corp. (USA), the Newspaper Association of America (USA) and Software Consulting Services (USA) as Special Supporters and donors of color palettes and other content since the 1.4.x release, just like we are grateful to the owner of Vector Portal for the permission to distribute some of his work as Scribus Templates.</p>
<p>Porting Scribus to OS/2 and eComStation is being supported by Mensys BV (The Netherlands) and Serenity Systems (USA).</p>
<p>Porting Scribus to OS/2 and eComStation is being supported by Mensys BV (The Netherlands) and Serenity Systems (USA).</p>

Revision as of 08:21, 28 December 2014


Scribus 1.4.5 Released

The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of Scribus 1.4.5.

Scribus 1.4.5 is almost exclusively a bugfixing and update release, including many corrections backported from 1.5.0svn. Scribus 1.5.0, the preview of the next stable Scribus release (1.6.0), is supposed to be released for testing purposes early in 2015.

Most Important Changes

  • Scribus is now being shipped with the most recent version of the PostScript Barcode Generator.
  • New Templates.
  • Updates to the Scripter that enable the use of Python Scripts without invoking the Scribus UI.
  • Many translation updates and improvements.
  • Usability improvements.

The complete changelog is available here: http://bugs.scribus.net/view_all_bug_page.php?filter=115457

Primary Download Locations

Download Verification

Description File Name Sha1sum
Source
Source
OS X Leopard or higher, Intel x86 (DMG)
OS X Leopard or higher, Intel x86 (PKG)
Windows 32/64 Bit
Windows 64 Bit
Windows PortableApps.com Format
OS/2 and eComStation

Credits

The Scribus Team would like to thank Anduin.net and Modirum for their continued hosting of all of the Scribus websites.

We are grateful to the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and Linux New Media (Germany) for sponsoring.

The Scribus Team is also honored to have Resene Colours (New Zealand), dtp studio Oldenburg (Germany), GiveLife Color System (Spain), Scientific Illustration Services Corp. (USA), the Newspaper Association of America (USA) and Software Consulting Services (USA) as Special Supporters and donors of color palettes and other content since the 1.4.x release, just like we are grateful to the owner of Vector Portal for the permission to distribute some of his work as Scribus Templates.

Porting Scribus to OS/2 and eComStation is being supported by Mensys BV (The Netherlands) and Serenity Systems (USA).

Finally, the Scribus Team would like to thank the many end users, translators, testers and contributors who helped us with this release.

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