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Scribus => Beginner Talk => Topic started by: piorol on July 21, 2025, 11:28:17 AM

Title: import MS PUBLISHER file seems ok and functional BUT INCOMPLETE
Post by: piorol on July 21, 2025, 11:28:17 AM
Hello,
I'm starting with Scribus V 1.6.4, to replace MS Publisher, and the MS PUBLISHER vector file import seems to work quite well, but unfortunately, the import only seems to be performed on the first page of the PUB file... or the object group on page 1?
Where are the elements or objects on the following pages?
OR HOW TO IMPORT ALL PAGES OF THE PUB FILE?
Thank you for your help... or is it not working?
Title: Re: import MS PUBLISHER file seems ok and functional BUT INCOMPLETE
Post by: a.l.e on July 21, 2025, 07:57:56 PM
can you please provide the .pub file in the bug tracker?

https://bugs.scribus.net

no promise that we can resolve the issue, but without seeing the file we can't say anything.

if you don't want your file to be world readable, you can mark it as private.
Title: Re: import MS PUBLISHER file seems ok and functional BUT INCOMPLETE
Post by: piorol on July 27, 2025, 04:07:42 PM
Hello, thank you very much for your reply...
Okay, I'll try to upload a simple example of a pub file with two pages... in the link, the bug list indication...
I've tried several pub files... only page 1 is imported... even if I import it on a Scribus page 2... it's always only page 1 that is imported...???
When importing a vector file into Ms Publisher, I think there should be a tab for choosing the page... (like there is for PDFs...?)
because apparently, even with a PDF, you can only import one page at a time... (the "all pages" selection being grayed out...??), but with PDF, you can at least choose the page you want to import... and recreate the document at least page by page.
Thanks in advance, any help needed...
Title: Re: import MS PUBLISHER file seems ok and functional BUT INCOMPLETE
Post by: piorol on July 27, 2025, 04:56:24 PM
The link to the possible bug with the PUB file for a possible attempt to import page 2?
Or all the pages in a PUB file?
https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17594  (https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17594)
Title: Re: import MS PUBLISHER file seems ok and functional BUT INCOMPLETE
Post by: utnik on July 27, 2025, 07:01:12 PM
hi piorol

ok. i did a short test with your .pub file.
but there was still a problem (at least with scribus 1.6.4 on mac os): the text at the top of the first page and at the bottom of the second one was missing. with scribus 1.7.0 i was able to open the file and all was there and editable.

the strange thing is, that ale got the whole file with the full text in scribus 1.6.2.

utnik
Title: Re: import MS PUBLISHER file seems ok and functional BUT INCOMPLETE
Post by: a.l.e on July 27, 2025, 07:45:06 PM

Does anybody have Publisher and can provide the "correct" rendering for the file?

P.S.: somehow, I have the feeling that importing as vector does not read the PUB file but some preview format that is stored inside of the PUB file (like a PDF preview...)