[scribus] BUG: open 1.4.n file in 1.5.svn loses contour line and text reflows.

[Richard Foley]

If 1.4.n had PDFX-1a support, 1.5.n wouldn't be needed.

For me, at least ;)

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On Mon, Apr 07, 2014 at 08:57:08AM -0400, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> On 04/07/2014 08:13 AM, Peter Nermander wrote:
> >>I did not notice the change at first, as I had *assumed* the two versions
> >>of
> >>the same program would not behave differently, and sent the file to the
> >>
> >That's not a very good assumption to do. What if an older version of a
> >program has a bug affecting how the final result looks? Should the
> >developers leave that bug in place to make sure older documents don't
> >change? I think it's better they fix the bug, even if it means it will
> >"break" a lot of older documents.
> >
> >
> Sometimes, it's not necessarily a bug, per se, but what we have seen
> is some alteration or tweaking of how text frames handle text, which
> can affect how much text fits into a frame and perhaps line breaks.
> 
> This having been said, it might be conceivable to adjust various
> settings in Advanced Settings, such as word tracking to try to
> compensate.
> 
> There is some news coming out of LGM, which should be seen more
> officially soon, that there are now plans to come out with an
> "official unstable" 1.5.0 in a couple of months or so, which will
> allow more users to have access to it, especially those who do not
> compile Scribus. As the designation implies, it will be understood
> that not all features in 1.5.0 will be fully operational and free
> from bugs, but it will allow more widespread access to things like
> export to PDFX-1a. With some caution, it may allow some to do their
> primary work in 1.5.0 to avoid problems as described here.
> 
> Greg
> 
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