[scribus] New Paragraph style doesn't adapt Font

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

Am 28.03.2013 18:36, schrieb John Ghormley KJ4UFG:
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Rolf-Werner Eilert <
> eilert-sprachen at t-online.de> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Am 27.03.2013 20:57, schrieb John Ghormley KJ4UFG:
>>
>>   On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Rolf-Werner Eilert <
>>> eilert-sprachen at t-online.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This is somewhat confusing - and annoying sometimes: From the old Scribus
>>>> version I was used to changing the paragraph style in the text editor and
>>>> automatically adapt the text font to the paragraph style.
>>>>
>>>> Now, sometimes it doesn't change the font but chooses some other what
>>>> seems randomly. Sometimes it changes, sometimes not, sometimes within the
>>>> same text: one paragraph does, another not.
>>>>
>>>> This occurs with text imported from odt.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what I make wrong here?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>>
>>>> Rolf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Rolf,
>>>
>>> I am not sure what you are experiencing, but my experience is not the same
>>> as yours and I import from .odt files frequently.  Can you be a bit more
>>> specific regarding which version of Scribus is the old version you refer
>>> to, and what steps you take to import now?
>>>
>>>
>> Sure John,
>>
>> The old version was the 1.3.3.something one. Now it's 1.4.2.
>>
>> When I import, I open a text frame and right-click on it, choosing "load
>> text". Then I choose the text file (odt), and check none of the check boxes
>> offered (hoping it will simply import the text).
>>
>> In the past, it simply imported the text and created its own paragraph
>> styles like P1 through P6 which could be changed to my own ones on the list
>> without any hassle. Now it will still change to my own ones, but on some
>> parts of the texts, or for whole texts, the font chosen does not change but
>> rests on the font chosen automatically, even the font size remains.
>>
>> So in the list, it says "Title big centered" for instance, and it is
>> centered, but it is not e. g. "Syntax" but "Liberation serif" and
>> (sometimes) not 24 pt but only 16 pt.
>>
>> But sometimes it simply does what it's meant to do.
>>
>> So, I think this is a feature rather than a bug, but I don't see where the
>> beast decides what to do - and how I can make sure it does what I want it
>> to do ;-)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Rolf
>>
>>
> Are the .odt files created on a different computer from the one on which
> you are running Scribus?   If so, it may be that the font called for in the
> .odt file does not exist on your Scribus machine or Scribus cannot find
> that font because it needs a path to the directory where the font resides.
>
> When getting the .odt file into the text frame, I set the importer to the
> "Automatic" setting and the Encoding to "System", both of which are the
> default settings, I believe.  I check the Text Only box when I do not want
> styles imported at all.  If you are using settings for the first two other
> than Automatiic and System, I suspect that may  explain the difference in
> the results.
>
> I have tried several tests and cannot replicate your results wherein style
> names get changed.
>

Oh yes, I hadn't set the "text only" box, so it tried to import the font 
styles. And yes, you were right, the texts are from other people.

But now everything runs as expected. Thanks so much!

Rolf