[Scribus] New to Scribus

[Gregory Pittman]

Franz Schmid wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new to Scribus. I can't find the answer to my question, so am  
>> asking here.
>>
>> I have used the programme a couple of times and am pleased with the  
>> results so far!
>>
>> Before I recommend the programme to my organisation, I want/need to  
>> know if the file formats are readable by the other platform(s). What  
>> I mean is, if I create a document using Scribus, on my Mac, will  
>> Scribus users on other platforms, such as Windows, be able to read  
>> and modify the files. And vice-versa?
>>     
> Scribus .sla files are pure XML-Text, so they are really cross platform.
>   
Just make sure you are using the same version series. Right now, best to 
use 1.3.3.9 (or something in the 1.3.3.x series). If someone were using 
1.3.4 and saved a file, someone else using 1.3.3.9 could not open the file.

Greg