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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.
- ChordPro (see http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=3408)