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Title: What files to move?
Post by: wamukota on February 17, 2013, 06:36:14 AM
I have to move my project to another computer (From Ubuntu 12.10 to Linux Mint KDE). Besides the .sla file, are there other files I need to move?



Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: utnik on February 17, 2013, 09:24:21 AM
hi wamukota

besides the .sla file you need all the placed images – and make sure, that the used fonts and color profiles are available.
with: 'file' ➝ 'collect for output' ('include fonts', 'include profiles') you can copy all the needed files in a folder and move it to the other machine.

utnik
Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: wamukota on February 17, 2013, 09:33:09 AM
Oh, as simple as that. Sorry that I didn't look into that option  :-[
Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: Nermander on February 17, 2013, 02:09:44 PM
Just note that any fonts will usually have to be installed on the target machine, just having them in the collected folder does not make Scribus use them.

Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: utnik on February 17, 2013, 02:42:15 PM
hi nermander

Quote from: Nermander on February 17, 2013, 02:09:44 PM...fonts will usually have to be installed on the target machine...

this is not true for scribus!

scribus finds fonts from:
utnik
Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: wamukota on February 17, 2013, 02:48:27 PM
Quote from: utnik on February 17, 2013, 02:42:15 PM

this is not true for scribus!


Nice to know
Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: dave61430 on February 17, 2013, 05:26:09 PM
When I moved a scribus file the program was unable to locate images, even though they were not moved. I had to create a shortcut to original location, open that then save to new destination.

Moving files to another machine is a problem for any program of this type using linking. The 'collect for output' does the job, but dumps everything in one directory which generally isn't what one would want, but I can't think of a good alternative.

Saving as .pdf works, but opening a .pdf file ignores images, presumably due to Scribus only using linked images.
Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: Nermander on February 17, 2013, 06:37:39 PM
Quote from: utnik on February 17, 2013, 02:42:15 PM
   
  • the directory which contains the actual .sla file

I thought Scribus only read fonts during startup? But at startup Scribus does not know the path to a document that has not yet been opened?

Are you sure Scribus will really read fonts from the directory that contains the SLA? I know for sure it didn't in 1.3.5 (because I tried), but I haven't tried it with newer versions.
Title: Re: What files to move?
Post by: utnik on February 17, 2013, 08:29:16 PM
hi nermander

Quote from: Nermander on February 17, 2013, 06:37:39 PMAre you sure Scribus will really read fonts from the directory that contains the SLA? I know for sure it didn't in 1.3.5 (because I tried), but I haven't tried it with newer versions.

try it – it does!
afaik this was the same in 1.3.5...

utnik