Source Code/scribus

See also : parent folder's documentation

The scribus directory contains the source code for Scribus, and plenty of subdirectories with important functionality held within. To name but a few of the important source files...


 * main.h/.cpp
 * Where the program starts running from. Its just a stub file that points to the main *nix or win32 main files
 * main_nix.h/.cpp
 * Creates the ScribusQApp class (where Qt starts to kick in)
 * Initiates the crash handler
 * Starts and initialises the ScribusQApp instance, and passes the command line to it for parsing
 * main_win32.h/.cpp
 * Creates the ScribusQApp class (where Qt starts to kick in) from the scribusapp.cpp file.
 * Initiates the crash handler
 * Starts and initialises the ScribusQApp instance, and passes the command line to it for parsing
 * scribusqapp.h/.cpp
 * Initialise the ScribusCore instance which is in scribuscore.cpp
 * Sets up the download manager
 * Parses the command line
 * Sets up the regional settings/languages and loads the GUI translations
 * scribuscore.h/.cpp
 * Starts the GUI (ScribusMainWindow</tt> class) which is in scribus.cpp</tt>
 * Sets up splash screen
 * Finds the fonts on the system
 * Initialises the default program values, key shortcuts
 * Loads the preferences
 * Initialises the colour management system
 * scribus.h/.cpp</tt>
 * A real monster of a file, which contains a lot of important GUI code for the main window, menus etc.
 * scribusview.h/.cpp</tt>
 * The view of the Scribus document is contained here and interfaces with the "canvas"
 * scribusdoc.h/.cpp</tt>
 * Contains most of the code around manipulation of a Scribus document, with many links into page items, etc
 * scribuswin.h/.cpp</tt>
 * The document window of the Scribus document is contained here and interfaces with the ScribusMainWindows and ScribusView instances.
 * pageitem.h/.cpp</tt>
 * The base code for all page items is contained here.
 * pageitem_*.h/.cpp</tt>
 * All of the different page item types have their own classes/files with the specific definitions and needs for the type of item they are.
 * </tt>
 * </tt>