[scribus] Funding budget for allowing export from command line

[David Marin]

Submitted on 08/28/2010
Submitted by anonymous user: [10.1.5.224]

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   Name: David Marin
   Email Address: dmarin at stylomate.com
   Subject: Funding budget for allowing export from command line
   Message:
Hi, all.

In a new business I am working on, we are using Inkscape for generate PDF  
files from XML templates (SVG, actually). As we want to generate more complex  
documents (with paragraphs, multiple pages, etc) we have found that Inkscape  
is not enough for us, so we are evaluating Scribus.

The problem is that some features existing in Inkscape are missing in Scribus  
(at least, I have not found them in the 1.3.3.14 version, and bugs related to  
them are still opened):

     * Exporting to PDF from command line using already generated Scribus  
files.
     * A server-mode, in which Scribus keeps launched and listen for export  
orders.

The project really need these features from Scribus, so we'd like to provide  
funds for the project so they can be included as soon as possible.

Is there any developer available for this contracted support? As we are  
currently in the process of getting funds from investors, I'd like to know  
what would be the approximated budget for implementing these features, and  
how log it would take (approximately).

Thank you very much for your kind support, and for creating this great  
software.

Best regards
--
David Marín Carreño

   About your Scribus program:
     Version: 1.3.3.14
     Prebuilt/Compiled: Prebuilt
     Build Date:
   Your operating system and CPU:
     Type: Linux
     Version: Ubuntu
     CPU type: 64 bit (x86_64/amd64)

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