[scribus] Import of ODT data and subsequent formatting issues

[John Culleton]

On Thursday 18 September 2008 04:36:16 pm Ian Seeks wrote:
> Hi
>
> This is the first time i've used scribus and don't have any other
> DTP experience. I've followed a couple of tutorials on showmedo.com
> to get em started.
> The task is to convert a 8 page winelist and create a single "A0"
> page with it all on so it can be printed.
> The first thing i did was convert the the winelist that was in a
> ODT document. It was formatted in tables of about 5 columns so i
> created another copy by converting all the tables to text (with tab
> separators) and lined it all up nicely.
> I then created a scribus document and imported this newly formatted
> ODT. I then used the Storyeditor to make sure it was lined up
> nicely. I saved it back and the formatting was lost and it looked
> as if tabs had been inserted in some rows and some removed in
> others.
> Can anyone point me in the right direction has to how i would
> create a style or something where i can line these columns up and
> keep them fixed?
>
> Thanks to the team that created and maintains scribus.
>
> regards
>
> Ian
>
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There are detailed instructions in the help system. Basically you 
create the odt table using calc and then bring it in using draw.

 And I never use tabs, too variable from app to app. 

Within the story editor you can click on the left column and get to 
the style editor.  Then you can create styles. 

-- 
John Culleton
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