Vanessa, which options did you check when importing the text? And did Scribus know the styles of the text?
Thanks for your help Rolf Vanessa Callebaut schrieb: > Just tried it, I don't have any problem, when importing a Writer file, all > text in italic (Arial), Scribus has no prob and shows italic also > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.info > [mailto:scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.info] Namens Roger > Verzonden: vrijdag 5 september 2008 2:21 > Aan: scribus at lists.scribus.info > Onderwerp: [scribus] Cut and Paste Oo formatting > >>> OI currently dont have any luck in getting Openoffice text into >>> Scribus unless its cut and paste, which loses all the formatting. >>> > > Hi > i have here a similar problem.. > I am trying to insert an odt formatted text to a text frame. > when its inserted however it loses all the italics. Might the problem be > with the font? > > About vectors.. i think increasing the compatibility with inkscape svg files > properties should be in the scribus to do list; > > cheers. > > > If I may make a suggestion here it would be to change mindset and don't to > any further setting out or design work in OpenOffice > > I, too had those difficulties and decided to take the longer road of losing > all the formatting and completely redoing it in Scribus. > After a while its turns out to be the shortest route. > I now consider work submitted in pdf, word, Openoffice, etc as just > example layout (like images) and simply cut and paste the parts into preset > text boxes with the outlines turned on so I know where they are, fine tune > the layout then turn off the text box outlines. > Works well in my circumstances. > > If I has a wish it would be that the scribus desktop have a semi > transparent setting so I could place the original under the Scribus Desktop, > partially visible and trace the Scribus page layout over the top of the > original, but that's only a wishful convenience and of no practical value. > Roger > > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus >
