[scribus-dev] Style Export Feature (primitive version)

[Gregory Pittman]

On 01/27/2010 03:01 PM, a.l.e wrote:
> hi
>
>    
>>> I've implemented a feature which exports all the styles in a
>>> scribus document. The story goes like this :
>>> [...]
>>> I think this will also help in sharing of Scribus styles and
>>> creating a database of cool scribus style :)
>>>        
>> Something else to consider adding would be what we might think of as
>> a modification of Collect for Output, where not only can you export
>> styles, but if desired the font data. If you were going to share a
>> style with someone, you would want to make sure they have the font
>> needed for it.
>>      
> i also did talk to jain in irc...
>
> my position was, that you can already do that by
> - creating a new file and
> - importing there the styles from the original files
> - saving it and giving it to your friend
>
> jain replied that this way you get more information into the document as he wishes (tags, properties).
>    
Something worth pointing out that is part of the basis for this idea 
(which he shows, but maybe isn't obvious) is that you can take a 
"regular" SLA file, strip out everything except for the xml prefix, 
<SCRIBUSUTF8NEW...., <DOCUMENT...., the various styles, </DOCUMENT>, and 
</SCRIBUSUTF8NEW> tags, and use such a file for importation in Edit Styles.

Note that if you try to load such a file as a document, Scribus will crash.

Greg