On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:47:37 +0100 "a.l.e" <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> dijo:
>> Having said that, it may be a demanding task. What happens when the >> Publisher/InDesign/QuarkXPress file contains tables created in those >> apps? I could mention a lot of other features that would be hard to >> translate into Scribus, especially considering that the other file >> formats are closed source and proprietary. Why would Adobe, Microsoft >> or Quark assist in creating a tool that would help their users >> migrate away from their product. >i think it was just a commercial for the conversion service on his >site. Markzware is in the business of providing conversion tools and plugins for QuarkXPress, Publisher and InDesign. I thought the post was to assess the possibilities of an import tool for Scribus. After all, they have import filters for the others, so they are already familiar with the file formats. I suspect they will discover that Scribus users will not likely pay the price they are accustomed to getting for their other tools. Their conversion software comes as separate packages for just one program to another, e.g., Publisher to InDesign is one package, QuarkXPress to InDesign is another package, and so on. Most of their packages are at least $100, and some sell for several hundred dollars. If they made import tools so that Scribus could import InDesign, QuarkXPress and Publisher files it would be three packages and would probably cost around $300 for all three. I sure wouldn't pay that. While I think it would be hard for Markzware to make any money at it, I wouldn't want to discourage them. Having such tools available would facilitate users of those programs moving to Scribus. And Markzware would also advertise the products, helping to make users of those layout packages aware of Scribus. I'd bet most users of InDesign, QuarkXPress and Publisher have never heard of Scribus. On the other hand, if Markzware made a table plugin for Scribus I'd pay for it. I really need tables.
