On 11/11/2010 12:15 PM, John Culleton wrote: > On Thursday 11 November 2010 11:55:28 Robert Marma wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> I recently installed two Scribus versions on my HP Windows 7 >> netbook--v1.3.3.14 and v1.3.8svn. I would like to enjoy the added >> features and improvements of v1.3.8svn, while still being able to >> access and edit my older files that were created in v1.3.3.14. > > > Later versions of Scribus can always use .sla files created by earlier > versions. Forward compatibility is assured. Backward compatibility is > not. Once you open a file in 1.3.8 it will be converted to that version > and cannot be used in 1.3.3.x versions. However file format should be > interchangeable from 1.3.5 through the upcoming 1.4.0. > > IMO you really don't need 1.3.3.14 any more. For all practical > purposes 1.3.8 is stable. But if you do keep 1.3.3.14 you might want > to make copies of your older files with an additional prefix, e.g., > foo.sla.sav. That way you can use them in 1.3.8 yet still retreat to > 1.3.3.14 should you want to. > Some reasons for not getting rid of your 1.3.3.14 just yet would be that sometimes there can be a subtle difference in some aspect of layout when you load into 1.3.8. Also, you might want to share a file with someone who is using 1.3.3.x. So freely load 1.3.3.14 files into 1.3.8, but save with a slightly different filename, so you still have the old version's file.
> 1.4.0 will be released Real Soon Now. It will basically be 1.3.8 with > some bugfixes and tweaks. Actually, it's 1.3.9 that will be coming out real soon now. 1.4 _maybe_ next year some time. Greg
