[scribus] Open document from 1.4.0rc3 with Scribus 1.3.8svn

john Culleton john at wexfordpress.com
Sun Sep 4 11:56:10 UTC 2011


On Sat, 3 Sep 2011 18:56:02 -0500
Gord Caswell <ve4jhj+scribus at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 2:18 AM, JLuc <jluc at no-log.org> wrote:
> 
> > Le 31/08/2011 15:50, Dimitri Robert a écrit :
> >
> >  Le 31/08/2011 15:47, john Culleton a écrit :
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:31:18 +0200
> >>> Dimitri
> >>> Robert<dimitri.robert@**libresavous.org<dimitri.robert at libresavous.org>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> One of my student have this problem: she work with Scribus
> >>>> 1.4.0rc3 and her colleague use an older version: 1.3.8svn. I
> >>>> know that it isn't possible to open with 1.3.5 version, but
> >>>> 1.3.8 ?
> >>>>
> >>>> I proposed her to use the same version, waiting for her
> >>>> response...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I would propose that both upgrade to Scribus 1.4.0rc5. IMO there
> >>> is no reason not to and the procedure is very easy. All older
> >>> files will work with rc5.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I think the only reason is they are not administrators of her PC.
> >>
> >
> > It is probably possible to install and use scribus 1.4RC5 on a USB
> > key even if it requires another computer for install.
> >
> > JLuc
> >
> 
> Yes, it is possible to do this, and has already been done in
> PortableApps Format. [1] It will be released officially by
> PortableApps.com as soon as 1.4 is released by the Scribus team.
> Ghostscript is also available in PortableApps Format in case it is
> needed as well. [2] Both work smoothest if installed in the
> PortableApps Platform [3], but it isn't neccessary. All that's needed
> is that the Scribus package and the Ghostscript package are
> side-by-side.
> 
> [1] http://portableapps.com/node/26234
> [2] http://portableapps.com/node/26912
> [3] http://portableapps.com/download
> 
> Gord Caswell
> PortableApps.com developer
>
Interesting. Is the Portable Apps OS MSWindows, Linux or something else?

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John Culleton
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