[scribus] Experiments with the Scribus code

[Staffan Melin (Oscillator)]

This sounds interesting but could you give us the reasons for this
(the three targets)?

Spontaneously, for producing a SLA file you still need a GUI Scribus,
so what's the point?

Best regards,

Staffan Melin
libregraphicsproduction.com

On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 9:49 AM, ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:
> Dear Scribus community,
>
> During the last year, I've been (re)thinking about my contributions to
> the Scribus community. And I tried to find my way around free software
> and publishing.
>
> At the beginning of July, at this year's "Recontres mondiales du
> logiciel libre" in Brussels, I've been enlightened (ehm ehm) and finally
> found a way, I consider worth to try out:
>
> I'm launching an experimental project around Scribus, a place where I
> -- and possibly other people -- can try new ideas and new concepts.
> (That hopefully will then make their way into the main Scribus)
>
>
> To begin with, here some of the ideas I'd like to realize are:
>
> - Create a sla to pdf engine that correctly works from the command line.
> - Make it easy to compile Scribus on Windows.
> - Make Scribus visible, in places where (future) programmers are.
>
>
> In my plans, the first step will be the following one:
>
> Pick chunks of Scribus code, reassemble them, rewrite things, remove
> things, have fun, add new features... and produce a "command line only"
> Scribus that can be used to convert .SLA into .PDF on a server.
>
> And I'm looking for people wanting to participate, contribute code,
> ideas, and use cases.
>
>
> Personally, for the main discussion on this experimental project, I
> prefer not to use this mailing list nor the Scribus bug report system.
> Mainly in order to avoid confusion among people who are here just to
> get some support for Scribus.
> But also in order to make it easier discussing features and processes
> that may have no chance to ever get into the Scribus main code.
>
>
> I've created mailing list you can join at
>
> http://lists.impagina.org/mailman/listinfo/list
>
>
> And a GitHub repository you can fork (and where you can fill tickets)
>
> https://github.com/impagina/core
>
>
> Both are still empty but they won't stay that way for a long time!
>
>
> Finally, I will try to blog about it in somehow regular intervals...
> Let's see if I manage it! And I will keep this list up to date on the
> progresses of the experiments.
>
>
> I wish you all a wonderful day!
> a.l.e
>
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