[Scribus] Text from database

[Craig Bradney]

On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 11:32, Wayne Maeda wrote:
> On Friday 20 August 2004 03:23 pm, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> 
> > Wayne Maeda wrote:
> > >On Friday 20 August 2004 02:49 pm, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> > >>Wayne Maeda wrote:
> > >>>On Thursday 19 August 2004 04:06 pm, Craig Bradney wrote:
> > >>>>If you can get it into CSV format, just import it into Scribus. The new
> > >>>>text importer has a csv filter.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>As for DB stuff.. its all planned.. :) Time time time
> > >>>
> > >>>I just imported a CSV file into Scribus. Now I'm trying to format the
> > >>>data. How does one do a search and replace on a paragraph (carraige
> > >>>return)? What character do I use to represent the CR? I guess I really
> > >>>should import the CSV into Open Office first and format it in there.
> > >>
> > >>In Scribus, carriage returns seem to be Ctrl-E -- that's what emacs
> > >>shows me.
> > >>
> > >>Greg
> > >
> > >How does one enter a Ctrl-E in Scribus' search and replace function? I
> > > press the control key and the capital "E" and nothing gets entered in the
> > > box.
> >
> > So where is the text you're trying to edit? In a text frame?  Have you
> > tried just using Story Editor?
> > What does CR look like in the imported file?
> >
> My text is in a text frame. I tried the story editor but it does not have a 
> search and replace function. There is no CR representation in the file. Same 
> as if you typed in the text by hand and hit CR. There is no character 
> representing the CR in the text (I can't see any). But I know it's there 
> because I just entered it (return key).

Time for an update Wayne, if your SE doesnt have S&R its out of date. As
for these non printing character replacements.. hmm.

Craig
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