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#51
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by henrylaw - October 04, 2025, 01:13:01 PM
Results of more investigation. I've created a test .odt file with my styles (attached); as described above when I import it into a blank Scribus document the paragraphs are all assigned 'Default Paragraph Style', despite being formatted correctly on the screen.

I've checked styles.xml from the test .odt document: the styles 'aWC Heading' and 'aWC Normal' are defined.  And in content.xml they are correctly made the parent of the local styles "P1" and "P2" respectively, which are then correctly applied to the text paragraphs.
#52
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by henrylaw - October 04, 2025, 12:57:21 PM
Very interesting, not to say puzzling.  I created a blank .sla file with 1.6.4 and imported the test.odt attached above.  As you say, it imports perfectly, with the style applied and visible in the story editor.

So it's down to me to document my case which doesn't work ...
#53
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by a.l.e - October 04, 2025, 12:34:49 PM
I've loaded the test.odt from the ticket into the Scribus 1.6.4 Appimage and it looks correct to me...

ciao-mondo.png

What is the result in your case?
#54
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by henrylaw - October 04, 2025, 11:07:18 AM
Quote from: jirib on January 04, 2025, 02:56:20 PMsolved in 1.6.3svn

Hmm; since I found the bug still in 1.6.4 (see post above) I downloaded 1.6.3 in the form of scribus-1.6.3-linux-x86_64.AppImage - it behaves in exactly the same way.

A fix for this would be very welcome. I'm just about to take on the job of laying out a local monthly 24-page community magazine, for which copy will come via ODT documents with a standard set of styles already applied.  Having to reapply them after importing would slow things down massively!
#55
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by henrylaw - October 04, 2025, 10:58:03 AM
Quote from: jirib on January 04, 2025, 02:56:20 PMsolved in 1.6.3svn
Seems to have regressed in 1.6.4. I'm running the AppImage and encounter the problem exactly as described.
#56
General Discussion / Re: Howdy
Last post by a.l.e - October 04, 2025, 08:08:05 AM
Welcome to Scribus

If it's a small script, you can post it in the matching section.

Personally, I mostly publish my scripts with Git, each script in it's own folder and a README . MD next to it, and finally post here the link.
#57
General Discussion / Howdy
Last post by rapio - October 04, 2025, 06:36:34 AM
Just posting here per forum rules. I do have a script to share, if someone would like to tell me any rules on sharing?

Thanks
#58
General Discussion / Potential new users incoming
Last post by PastaShock - October 01, 2025, 08:48:49 PM
Serif/Canva is making some big announcement about their Affinity Suite of apps on the 30th. A LOT of people think they're going to announce a new version that is subscription licensed instead of a one-time purchase.

I expect this will drive some people to Scribus.

Software should be owned, not rented.
#59
General Discussion / Re: Removing all borders from ...
Last post by PastaShock - October 01, 2025, 08:46:03 PM
Thank you!
#60
PDF Generation / Re: Book cover design: Can I a...
Last post by a.l.e - September 29, 2025, 09:17:54 PM
Well, here we are talking about things that are outside of the bleed area and that one would want to be printed...

In Scribus you can put things anywhere around the page and they will stay there.

It's probably not a good habit, but you can do it.