[scribus] ms publisher, let's solve it once and forever

[Ken Moffat]

On 12/22/2010 10:16 AM, John O'Sullivan wrote:
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>
>>> Since we cannot run Publisher, and you still want it supported, we
>>> think that the best way would be for someone to temporarily join the
>>> project and start producing .pub files per request. What we need is
>>> someone with several hours a week of spare time, deep knowledge of MS
>>> Publisher and a licensed copy of the app to produce lots of files with
>>> slight changes so that we could figure out which bits contains what.
>>>
>> I don't have the deepest knowledge of MS Publisher. However, I do have
>> access to a licensed copy of MS Publisher 2007 on my desktop at work. It can
>> save files to Publisher 98, Publisher 2000 and Publisher 2007 formats.
>>
>> I would be willing to generate some test documents to help with
>> reverse-engineering the formats so Scribus can import them.
> I offer some of my time with a registered copy of Publisher 2003 if that will
> help.  Given what has been said within other threads here, I'm not sure if older
> versions are that desirable.
>
> John O'Sullivan
>


I have access to Publisher 2007, and can give a bit of time after the 
new year to this very worthwhile project. I know little of Publisher, 
but am willing.

Ken