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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Explanation on WP vs DTP modes in KWord (Re: Kde-cvs-digest request for information)
From:       Sean McGlynn <sean () tmiau ! com>
Date:       2002-11-30 23:29:00
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On Saturday 30 November 2002 21:37, Dirk Schönberger wrote:
> One of the things I absolutely don't like about the "professional" DTP
> applications is their non-sharing attitude and their
> non-interchangeability, i.e. all applications are specialist tools, but the
> general useability, like common file formats,

The native Scribus file format is XML based, liked any KOffice app, so that 
wouldn't be a problem.

> common clipboard exchange,

Scribus has a compile-time option (I think) to support drag and drop when 
running with KDE. I guess that means it uses the XDND standard. As a Qt app, 
I guess its clipboard features are similar to (or easily changeable to) those 
of KDE apps.

> common clipart/graphics support,

I don't think that's a problem and I'm sure Scribus would improve in this 
area if it were a KOffice app.

> common GUI ..., is non-existant.

Even as an existing Qt app, Scribus can look just like a KDE app (I've seen 
the piccies of it using the Keramik style :-)
Of course, if it "were" a KDE app then that point is irrelevant.

> Somehow I don't have the impression that the Scribus authors are interested
> much in this direction. This make it rather difficult as a KOffice
> component, at least IMHO.

Got to say that I disagree with you here Dirk. From my (non-KOffice-developer 
:-) point of view, I think Scribus would fit perfectly into KOffice as a 
dedicated DTP component. I know there's some overlap with KWord's features, 
but I'm sure a little bit of refactoring could sort that out. Of course I 
could be totally wrong in all this; it's just my personal impression. It 
might also be the case that if a native KDE version of Scribus was to be 
created, it would be better as a standalone app rather than a part of KOffice.

Naturally all this discussion is moot if Franz Schmid isn't interested in a 
KDE version of Scribus and no-one else is interested in creating a port.

> Regards
> Dirk

Cheers,
Sean
-- 
Sean McGlynn
sean@tmiau.com
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