On Monday 01 December 2008 06:42:48 pm Jeffrey Silverman wrote: > If nothing else, the .sla file format used by 1.3.5 will still > likely be readable by whatever is the next stable release. So from > that POV -- being able to open the file in the next Scribus version > -- you should be okay. > > I have used 1.3.5. and 1.3.3.X and I far prefer to use 1.3.5. BUT > it definitely has problems, so save your work OFTEN. But it *is* > usable. > > Let us hear a story on how it turns out. Even if it is a boring > story. Throw in some references to Angelina Jolie or something to > spice it up. > > later... >
How about a stripper? An .sla file is pretty unreadable as is. But with a simple Gvim command I took a book cover template and revealed its sexy inner secrets. The Gvim command: :%s/" /" \r/g This yields a file that looks like this (extract): --------------------------------------------------------- PAGEHEIGHT="666" PAGEWIDTH="918" PAGEYPOS="20" HorizontalGuides="441 477 663 " MNAM="Normal" PAGEXPOS="100" NumHGuides="3" VerticalGuides="" BORDERLEFT="27" /> </DOCUMENT> </SCRIBUSUTF8NEW> --------------------------------------- Now this can be edited pretty easily by hand or by program (think sed) to change page dimensions, guide locations and so on. Of course dimensions need to be expressed in points. This example is 1.3.3.12 based as I recall so it is readable by both 1.3.3.x and 1.3.5 etc. Why is this useful? Well dimensions of a book spine are calculated based on number of pages and pages per inch plus a factor for the thickness of the cover itself. Hand calculation can be error prone. A program which takes in the raw data (pages, pages per inch, page size etc.) can spit out a template with the correct dimensions and spine guides, similar to what LSI template maker provides but without the LSI-specific trimming around the edges. I'll let you know how it all comes out, if it does. -- John Culleton Resources for every author and publisher: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm
