Scribus doesn't start: cannot connect to X server

[Elias Pipping]

Hi,

Please try

   export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH
   scribus

If scribus is not in your path, neither is ghostscript.


Kind regards,

Elias Pipping

On May 27, 2007, at 1:58 PM, Osvaldo Gago wrote:

>
> Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote: On May 27, 2007, at  
> 04:20, Osvaldo Gago wrote:
>
> > I've installed scribus yesterday:
> >
> > sudo port install scribus
> >
> > but when I start it trough the terminal:
> >
> > $ scribus
> >
> > It doesn't start and it returns the message:
> >
> > scribus: cannot connect to X server
> >
> > I've tried to run it with x11 server on and off
> > (I launch it trough Gimpshop)
> > But it doesn't work either way.
> >
> > I'm using an Intel Mac with OS 10.4.7.
>
> Try first opening X11.app (in Applications > Utilities) and then type
> "scribus" into *that* xterm window, not in a regular Mac OS X
> Terminal window.
>
> Hi.
>
> I've tryed with this result:
>
> bash: scribus: command not found
>
> Didn't work.
>
> Then tried:
>
> /opt/local/bin/scribus
>
> And it works, with this error:
>
> "The following programs are missing: Ghostscript You can not use  
> EPS images or Print preview"
>
> I've made then:
>
> sudo port install ghostscript
>
> and confirmed that it was installed.
>
> So 1 problem solved, another program to solve.
>
> Thank you very much. After this is solved is there any place (a  
> wiki?) where I can drop this information ?
>
> Osvaldo
>
>
>
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