On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 5:14 PM, John Beardmore <John at t4sltd.co.uk <mailto:John at t4sltd.co.uk>> wrote:
> :) So Scribus doesn't attempt to recover the state of a >document that > was being edited when it crashes then ? S B wrote: > Frequent saves!!! Yes - I do those anyway. > Scribus still crashes occasionally. I find that the backup facility is > very helpful, I don't think I've noticed that in 1.3.3.x. What version are you using ? > and I've had to use the emergency backup from time to > time. This is the .sla.emergency file ? Yes - that's been handy for me once or twice. It would be nice if it told you it had made one though. I nearly missed it. > If I recall correctly, you can have Scribus backup every few > minutes or so--hardly a high price when you consider the potential loss > of data. I tend to back up to sequentially numbered files just in case it crashed while saving and toasts the file. Currently on version 0094 of this document. > Now if someone will tell me how to get a month or so of Scribus > documents back from a failed hard drive....??? (now I backup more > frequently...are you surprised?) Yes. I try to back up over the network periodically, but the server has died at the moment. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Carbon Trust Consultant: Energy Audit, Carbon Footprint, Design Advice Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme, (EEAS), Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
