[Scribus] WMF Graphics Import?

Sjoerd Hiemstra shiems.scribus-ml
Tue Jul 20 20:55:42 CEST 2004


On Tue 14:57 Dave Spagnol wrote:
> I have switched to Linux but have accumulated literally thousands of
> metafile graphics in *.wmf format. And there are thousands more
> available (coverdiscs on Computer Mags, etc) for free!
> 
> Is there any chance that Scribus will be able to use these files? 
> At present I have to convert them to EPS using OpenOffice Draw which
> seems to be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut...

As far as I can see, 'convert', part of ImageMagick, does this.  
Example:

    convert picture.wmf picture.jpg

Just tried it with a .wmf picture, it took less than a second.
See 'man convert' and 'man ImageMagick'.

S.H.




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