File formats that should be supported by Scribus (wish list)
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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
- Apple Pages
- AppleWorks
- Applix Word
- DocBook
- KWord *Kword is moving to Open Document - already supported by Scribus.
- 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
- Papyrus
- RTF
- StarOffice Writer 3x-5x
- 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
- AutoCAD Interchange
- Corel Draw
- Enhanced Metafile - libEMF is a GPL library
- Macromedia Freehand
- StarOffice Draw 3x-5x
- Windows Metafile -
- 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)