[scribus] Python SQL fetch and formatting xml tags

[José Antonio Rocha]

2012/1/26 Jean Mielot <j.mielot at gmail.com>

> Hi
>
> My magazine uses a php sql system that I built for importing stories into
> what used to be Indesign, but is now Scribus ; -)
>
> Indesign was able to import xml files and apply styles to matching tags.
> I am sure Scribus can do this with some python help AND one won't even
> have to go via an xml file and instead connect directly to the db.
>
> I just need some help with this script.
>
> 1. I need to be able to fetch a record's field (perhaps with a provided id
> for now).
> 2. Import the content (text) into a frame (probably the selected frame)
> 3. apply styles to matching tags ie. "<textem>this is italics</textem>"
> 4. Delete the tags
>
> I'm sure this is doable and I will try to do so but I think I specifically
> need help with 3 and 4.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>

You may:

   1. parse the text with some Python XML parser
   2. for each fragment in text:
      1. insert text fragment
      2. select the fragment
      3. format the fragment

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