Why can't I use a file created with Scribus 1.3.x with Scribus 1.2.x (or earlier)?: Difference between revisions

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* If it doesn't load, check the first line of the file. It should look something like this:
* If it doesn't load, check the first line of the file. It should look something like this:
<SCRIBUSUTF8 Version="1.2.1" >
or maybe
<SCRIBUSUTF8 Version="1.1.5" >
If it looks like one of those and still won't load, there is something else wrong with the file.
But if it looks something like:
<SCRIBUSUTF8 Version="1.3.0" >
it will only load into Scribus 1.3.x versions.

Revision as of 15:15, 4 September 2005

The short answer is that the file formats are incompatible, and for now at least, there are no plans to be able to make files backwards compatible. You can load any older file into 1.3.x, it's just that once saved from 1.3.x, the file cannot be read by older versions of Scribus.

If you are using 1.3.x and try to save a file that came from 1.2.x or earlier, you should get a warning before saving. If you have a need to retain the original file's 1.2.x readability, change the name of the file in some way.

I'm using Scribus 1.2.x. How do I tell if my file is compatible?

  • First, just try loading the file. If it loads, it is 1.2.x or earlier.
  • If it doesn't load, check the first line of the file. It should look something like this:
<SCRIBUSUTF8 Version="1.2.1" >

or maybe

<SCRIBUSUTF8 Version="1.1.5" >

If it looks like one of those and still won't load, there is something else wrong with the file.

But if it looks something like:

<SCRIBUSUTF8 Version="1.3.0" >

it will only load into Scribus 1.3.x versions.