Hi Alexandre Prokoudine On 22 December 2010 00:35, Alexandre Prokoudine < alexandre.prokoudine at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/22/10, Philip Ward wrote: > > > I did make the suggestion of creating a virtual PC, within your chosen > OS, > > as i also have problems with regards to opening PUB Files on an OSX > system > > etc. In the past i have managed to download evaluation copies of the > > software mentioned, namely Microsoft windows and office, but it was > > dismissed as being a waste of hdd space i think the person mentioned? > > Hi Philip, > > For a virtual PC one still needs a licensed version of Windows. > Somehow I don't feel excited about giving my money to MIcrosoft :) > are you sure you need a licensed copy? last i saw you could download a copy/trial direct from microsoft themselves? and that could be installed on a fresh machine, i know that would mean having a second/third computer for some people, but sure it gave you 90 days to trial (was XP at one point, and im sure 7 was the same), and like wise you can/could download a 60 day trial of their office suite (which i rarely use apart from customers PC's as i use open or neo office) > > > and with regards to file conversion, what version of publisher are you > > wanting to make compatible if it was done? because im sure, like scribus, > > earlier revisions ie 98/2000/2003 wont read a 2007/2010 version of the > file > > format, like on word, where you have to download a converter etc? > > I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I'm not remotely interested > in writing converters for Microsoft software (in fact, I'm not > remotely interested in programming, but that's another story). The > point is to be able to open binary pub files in Scribus. Both 98, 2000 > and 2003 should be on the radar for that.# > sorry i ment my comment with regards to reverse engineering what does where etc? i was just refering are you asking somone to target just one file format/version, as im now racking my brains trying to remember, but im sure there was complications even opening some 98 files on a 2003 version (again it was some years ago that i used it) > > > also quickly, i just wanted to mention, that running wine is difficult > for > > me, as im on a PowerPC mac, and last i looked it was for intel based only > > units. > > WINE is of no help. Publisher cannot save files under WINE, which > makes any attempts at r-e fruitless. > im glad that you have told me that, so as not to attempt to install office etc on my ubuntu box, although i did manage to get corel 11 a while ago working quite well (off topic i know) cheers phil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20101222/74483274/attachment.htm>
