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*AbiWord
*AbiWord
*AmiPro/WordPro
*AmiPro/WordPro ([http://koffice.org/kword/ KWord] has an import filter for sam/lwp files)
*Apple Pages
*Apple Pages
*AppleWorks
*AppleWorks ([http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord] has an import filter for cwk files.
*Applix Word
*Applix Word (AbiWord has an import filter for aw files.)
*DocBook
*DocBook (AbiWord has an import filter for xml and dbk files.)
*KWord *Kword is moving to Open Document - already supported by Scribus.  
*KWord *Kword is moving to Open Document - already supported by Scribus. (AbiWord has an import filter for kwd files.)
*LaTeX
*LaTeX
*LyX
*LyX
*MS Word 95  *Partly supported via antiword. If [http://www.winfield.demon.nl/ Antiword] is installed, Scribus will automatically detect this. The Windows versions of Scribus have this already installed with the installer.
*MS Word 95  *Partly supported via antiword. If [http://www.winfield.demon.nl/ Antiword] is installed, Scribus will automatically detect this. The Windows versions of Scribus have this already installed with the installer.
*MS Write  
*MS Write (AbiWord has an import filter for wri files.)
*Papyrus
*Papyrus
*RTF
*RTF (Cf.[http://sourceforge.net/projects/librtf/ librtf]
*StarOffice Writer 3x-5x
*StarOffice Writer 3x-5x ((AbiWord has an import filter for sdw files.)
*TextMaker
*TextMaker
*WordPerfect *A library for that purpose already exists: [http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ libwpd]
*WordPerfect *A library for that purpose already exists: [http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ libwpd]

Revision as of 19:12, 18 March 2007


Below is a list of file formats users think should be supported by Scribus. This doesn't mean that they will be actually supported, but the list will save numerous bug reports/RFEs. Feel free to add your suggestions. Please also see the Scribus FAQ on propietary imports

Note: Some of these formats may impossible to support for patent (in the U.S) and/or other practical reasons. Notably, no public documentation or mis-matches where a program X has a feature or vice versa. I have added some comments with * to indicate status or existing request --mrdocs 00:24, 17 March 2007 (CET)

Import

Text

  • AbiWord
  • AmiPro/WordPro (KWord has an import filter for sam/lwp files)
  • Apple Pages
  • AppleWorks (AbiWord has an import filter for cwk files.
  • Applix Word (AbiWord has an import filter for aw files.)
  • DocBook (AbiWord has an import filter for xml and dbk files.)
  • KWord *Kword is moving to Open Document - already supported by Scribus. (AbiWord has an import filter for kwd files.)
  • LaTeX
  • LyX
  • MS Word 95 *Partly supported via antiword. If Antiword is installed, Scribus will automatically detect this. The Windows versions of Scribus have this already installed with the installer.
  • MS Write (AbiWord has an import filter for wri files.)
  • Papyrus
  • RTF (Cf.librtf
  • StarOffice Writer 3x-5x ((AbiWord has an import filter for sdw files.)
  • TextMaker
  • WordPerfect *A library for that purpose already exists: libwpd

Bitmap

  • Corel Photopaint
  • GIMP - The GIMP developers have specifically recommended against using XCF as an interchange or import as some of the format relies on GIMP internals. Export TIFF or PNG.
  • Kodak Photo CD
  • Krita
  • Mac Pict PICT tech doc from Apple
  • Photoline
  • Picture Publisher
  • Sun Rasterfile File Format Doc Imagemagik can convert it
  • Truevision Targa Wikipedia Entry

Vector

  • Adobe Illustrator - The native format of Illustrator 9.0+ is actually PDF.

A closer look at ai2svg, an Illustrator to SVG converter written in Python might be useful. Moreover, skencil has native ai support.

  • AutoCAD Interchange
  • Corel Draw
  • Corel Presentation Exchange Format *supported by skencil
  • Enhanced Metafile - libEMF is a GPL library
  • Macromedia Freehand
  • StarOffice Draw 3x-5x
  • Windows Metafile *Cf. libwmf
  • Xara Xtreme -
  • Xfig

Other

  • OpenOffice.org Presentation
  • OpenDocument Presentation
  • PowerPoint 95
  • PowerPoint 97-2003
  • StarOffice Impress 3x-5x

The difficulty with presentation file formats is they often have embedded objects beyond the native graphics.

Export