[scribus] Using .xml or a script with Scribus

[eric hanuise]

Maybe there is a scribus import filter for omegaT ?
(this is an opensource translation tool that allows for such 'in file' 
translation I know it works with Openffice, didn't test it with scribus. 
It's possible to develop i/o filters for it, though, so it definitely 
could be an option.)


Paul & Marie Di Somma wrote:
> Hello,
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> I want to use Scribus to make a Quick Reference Card (QRC) for
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> a software product. The QRC has text and pictures and
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> is printed as an A4 card folded into four panels. The QRC 
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> is originally written in English and is translated into 9+ languages.
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> The layout and pictures remain constant across the languages;
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> only the text changes. Each language is made using a separate file.
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> Nothing too difficult so far. Currently, it is done in Adobe FrameMaker v7.
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> My plan is to continue to  make separate cards for each language. Each
> language card 
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> in Scribus has one language (in a layer) and English (in a separate layer). 
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> I would simply switch off the English layer and switch on the language layer
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> when the .pdf is produced.
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> So, for example, the Spanish QRC .sla has English in one layer and
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> Spanish in another layer. When a .pdf is produced, only the Spanish
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> layer shows. 
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> My question is how is it best to translate the QRC. My thinking is
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> that the translator receive an English .sla file and the translator
> translate
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> the language (for example, Spanish) in place of the English text
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> using layers. 
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> But, perhaps, a better way is to get "under the hood" and use .xml tools 
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> to access the English and translate the language into another layer. 
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> Or, ideally, can this be done using a script?
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> Look forward to your suggestions,
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> Ciao.
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> Paul Di Somma
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