[scribus] Hello World 1) positive praise 2) file format backward compatibility

[Craig Bradney]

Correct, newer versions should be able to open older versions of files (and if not, its a bug).

Text layout may change when they are loaded though as the layout engine has changed dramatically in the last 20 years.

Craig

> On 19 May 2021, at 9:52 pm, dude <forum4 at dwaves.de> wrote:
> 
> "Please note that the file format has changed and is not backwardly
> compatible with any prior stable version (1.4.x or earlier)."
> 
> "To be precise, you will not be able to open 1.5.x files with version
> 1.4.x or any earlier version."
> 
> ah ok so 1.4 can not open files created with 1.5
> 
> but 1.5 and 1.6 will (probably) be able to open files created with 1.4
> 
> (so no Adobe Illustrator mess explained earlier, where v3 can only
> import from v2 but not from v1)
> 
> so all is good? :)
> 
> On 5/19/21 5:10 PM, Craig Bradney wrote:
>> Where do you think it says that about what is going to open or not?
>> 
>> Craig
>> 
>>> On 19 May 2021, at 17:01, dude <forum4 at dwaves.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the feedback!
>>>> 
>>>> 1.5 and 1.6 can open docs from 1.4. 1.6 will be able to open both and any previous version.
>>>> 
>>>> Craig
>>> *THATS SOME EXCELLENT NEWS :)*
>>> 
>>> this README:
>>> https://salsa.debian.org/debian/scribus/-/blob/master/README
>>> <https://salsa.debian.org/debian/scribus/-/blob/master/README>
>>> 
>>> best regards
>>> 
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