The new version 1.5.0 for test purposes is now based on Qt 5.2. Some features come with this version:
- Scribus can now store bitmap images within its native file format;
- offers a "Symbol" or clone feature similar to Adobe Illustrator;
- the new "Weld" feature, objects are combined and moved without being grouped;
- each object remains fully editable;
- most often requested text features: vertical scaling of text, orphans and widows control, foot and endnotes, text variables, cross references;
- with a huge number of new or rewritten import filters - and some are still experimental;
- also: vector drawings, 3D, bitmap files, ...
Read more about this new version:
1.5.0 release webpage.
