[scribus] Text missing from template.

[John Culleton]

On Tuesday 11 January 2011 13:00:45 a.l.e wrote:
> On 1/11/11 6:43 PM, John Culleton wrote:
> > I created a file for a #10 envelope, created two text frames,
> > filled in my return, filled in the  recipient address and saved
> > it as template. Now when I use "New from Template" the thumbnail
> > shows both addresses but when I select the template the shape is
> > there but no text and no text frames. When I select other
> > templates the text does show. What step do I need to take to
> > preserve the addresses (and of course the text frames that hold
> > them).
> >
> > Scribus 1.5.0 as of 2 January 2011.
>
> i write my letters with latex and use envelopes with a transparent
> window to show the address on the letter...
>
> ciao
> a.l.e
>
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As it happens in this case the contents of the envelope were an 
Invoice from LSI and a check covering the invoice from me.  So the 
window envelope trick won't work. 

I explored earlier and found I had created a subdirectory named with 
the name of my template, tenenvelope.sla. The contents of that 
directory were:
AGaramond-Italic.afm
-rw------- 1 safe users 67357 2011-01-11 12:23 AGaramond-Italic.pfb
-rw-r--r-- 1 safe users 19444 2011-01-11 12:23 Document-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 safe users 15734 2011-01-11 09:57 Document-1.sla
-rw------- 1 safe users 21626 2011-01-11 12:23 c0632bt_.afm
-rw------- 1 safe users 33799 2011-01-11 12:23 c0632bt_.pfb
-rw------- 1 safe users 19764 2011-01-11 12:23 c0648bt_.afm
-rw------- 1 safe users 34869 2011-01-11 12:23 c0648bt_.pfb
-rw-r--r-- 1 safe users   822 2011-01-11 12:23 template.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 safe users  3630 2011-01-11 12:23 tenenvelope.sla.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 safe users   672 2011-01-11 12:23 tenenvelope.slatn.png

The text of my return address etc. was only found in 
Document-1 
Which was in fact in .sla format.

Clearly when I created the template I messed up somehow.  It is not as 
intuitive as I thought. Back to the manual!
-- 
John Culleton
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