[scribus] Fix for missing images when reloading a file

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:01:20 +0200
JLuc <jluc at no-log.org> wrote:

> Le 30/09/2012 18:38, Erich Dollansky a écrit :
> > PFILE="../../../../../../../usr/home/Projekte/ALO/Documents/Descriptions/Graphics/Library/ALO-NewBlue-2.eps"
> 
> > PFILE contains an impossible path as /usr/home is already the root
> > of the file system.
> 
> I'm not aware of how impossible path it is.
> 
> If Library is current path, then .. is Graphics, ../.. is
> Descriptions, etc and ../../../../../../../ is root : that should not
> be a problem
> since ../../../../../../../usr/home/Projekte/ALO/Documents/Descriptions/Graphics/Library
> is again current path. That way of writing it is ugly but it should
> not be a problem ?
> 
when the document is
in /home/erich/__ALO/SomeThing/SomeThing/SomeThingAgain/2012 it is a
problem.

It is off by one ../. To make matters worse, after each loading/saving
cycle one more ../ gets added. In some cases even one extra ../usr/home
was added.

Erich
> JLuc
> 
> > I was told that the problem is caused by links in the path.
> >
> > I am not able to avoid links in the path as we use links all over
> > the place in our file systems.
> >
> >> well, while i wouldn't suggest to anybody to use such names, if
> >> this is a problem, i think that it's a bug that should be fixed in
> >> scribus itself...
> >
> > I highly agree with you here. After digging a bit in the scribus
> > code, I decided that I could fix the problem much faster this way.
> > As there is a fix in the coming version already included, there is
> > no need for fixing the code when my program does the job.
> >
> > With other words: I simply needed the fix for my current work as
> > fast as possible.
> >
> > Erich
> >>
> >> have a nice day
> >> a.l.e
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> scribus 1.4.1 has the problem of not being able to load images
> >>> with a link in the path.
> >>>
> >>> I made a very basic program which solves this problem. The program
> >>> fixes the paths in the sla files. You have to run it every time
> >>> after you have saved a file with scribus.
> >>>
> >>> Usage:
> >>>
> >>> FixPath FileName
> >>>
> >>> FixPath creates a backup file before changing the original file.
> >>>
> >>> The program is a real hack but it works for me. If it does not
> >>> work for you, send me your sla file and I will try to fix it. Of
> >>> course, if you find a fix, please publish the new source.
> >>>
> >>> The files:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.alogreentechnologies.com/scribus/build
> >>> http://www.alogreentechnologies.com/scribus/dev
> >>> http://www.alogreentechnologies.com/scribus/ed.def
> >>> http://www.alogreentechnologies.com/scribus/FixPath.cpp
> >>> http://www.alogreentechnologies.com/scribus/FixPath.make
> >>> http://www.alogreentechnologies.com/scribus/Globals.h
> >>>
> >>> Remarks:
> >>>
> >>> Set tab width to 3 for proper formatting.
> >>>
> >>> You must create two directories in the place where you store these
> >>> file: Inter and Run. Inter and Run are used to store the object
> >>> and executables.
> >>>
> >>> build
> >>> =====
> >>>
> >>> Builds FixPath.
> >>>
> >>> dev
> >>> ===
> >>>
> >>> Sets up the development environment. Run before compiling.
> >>>
> >>> You must adjust the paths according to your environment.
> >>>
> >>> ed.def
> >>> ======
> >>>
> >>> This file is included by FixPath.cpp. It contains many macros we
> >>> always use.
> >>>
> >>> FixPath.cpp
> >>> ===========
> >>>
> >>> The source file. The source was tested on FreeBSD 10.0.
> >>>
> >>> FixPath.make
> >>> ============
> >>>
> >>> The make file. You can run it directly without using build.
> >>>
> >>> Globals.h
> >>> =========
> >>>
> >>> Some global definitions.
> >>>
> >>> Please keep in mind the this is a real hack just done to get a
> >>> solution I needed. Keep always backups of the files this program
> >>> processes.
> >>>
> >>> Erich
> >>>
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