[scribus] Quark .qxd import

Marco marco.brignoli at marcobaldo.ch
Sat Jun 11 08:42:04 UTC 2016


Tnx for the input.

I don't think there is a problem in the PDF import, what I get is a
terribly complex document as, in my understanding, even the Quark file
is a real nightmare.... (tons of text boxes, etc etc)

Marco

Il 10. 06. 16 08:17, "Christoph Schäfer" ha scritto:
> Hi all,
>
> Here's a summary reply:
>
> - QXD import: The Document Liberation project is working on an import library, but it's not a priority for them. Moreover, whatever DLP comes up with will only cover XPress files up to version 4. Later versions are encrypted, which means DLP cannot write a QXD filter for these files without violating the notorious DMCA.
>
> - XTG import: You can only import XTG files into a text frame.
>
> - PDF-Import: If there are any issues with PDF import in 1.5.2, please file a bug report and attach the file to the report.
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Christoph
>
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Juni 2016 um 01:05 Uhr
>> Von: "Owen Cook" <owen.cook at gmx.com>
>> An: scribus at lists.scribus.net
>> Betreff: Re: [scribus] Quark .qxd import
>>
>> When you say the pdf that you import looks terrible, did you, once imported into scribus, export it as a PDF and then view it in a pdf reader?  Did you look at the original PDF in the same viewer?
>>
>> I have found that some pdfs are so complicated that Scribus cannot render it in the window, but retains all the data for a flawless export to another pdf.
>>
>> Did you try importing it as a idml or idms file, no reason it should work, but you will never know unless you try.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Owen
>> (using 1.5.3 Rev 21368)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 at 7:07 AM
>>> From: Marco <marco.brignoli at marcobaldo.ch>
>>> To: "Scribus User Mailing List" <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [scribus] Quark .qxd import
>>>
>>> I did try with the PDF import, it will be a last resort option as the
>>> Scribus document I get is terrible, thanks for the input.
>>>
>>> I'm now facing a new issue, as with the last version I have installed of
>>> Scribus (1.5.2, SVN 21331)  I can't import the .xtg files, as they get
>>> not listed in the import window.
>>>
>>> Any idea?
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>> Il 09. 06. 16 21:45, Gregory Pittman ha scritto:
>>>> On 06/09/2016 02:49 PM, Marco wrote:
>>>>> The document is complex and requires a lot of changes due to new
>>>>> regulatory requirements.
>>>>> I'm sure it will need some work to get is usable on Scribus, however
>>>>> this is justified by the big advantage of using an open tool (sharing
>>>>> will be easier, multiplatform, etc)
>>>>>
>>>> When you import a PDF, what you get in Scribus is a number of grouped
>>>> vector objects (and sometimes groups of groups), which makes it fairly
>>>> easy to ungroup them, delete the parts you don't want, and recreate what
>>>> you need in Scribus.
>>>>
>>>> Greg
>>>>
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