As its impossible to open a file scribus in an older version it has been saved with, it sometimes difficult to share documents or try to work with a new release without loosing times.
This script just changed the header of the file so that it can be opened in older version but don’t avoid data loss if some features are not supported. Well it’s not a backport script but changes can be done in your file 
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Durant la session de création du manuel Scribus, la question de l’import de fichier texte et plus particulièrement du support de l’encodage de ces fichiers a été abordée. Scribus laisse la main à l’utilisateur pour choisir le bon encodage mais que ce passe-t-il quand le graphiste ne sait pas comment le fichier a été produit. Ce script python permet d’apporter une première réponse et peut remplacer partiellement la commande file -i. Le résultat détecté s’affichera dans une fenêtre et offrira une première approche pour choisir le bon encodage dans la fenêtre d’import de texte brut.
Comment utiliser ?
Ce script utilise des modules standards de python qui sont subprocess, shlex, et aussi chardet et scribus. Il ne peut être lancé que depuis Scribus.
This little scripts helps people who don’t have a good knowledge of their OS to import gimp ressource, like brushes, patterns, scripts, palettes… into the right gimp user directory. Unfortunately, this script isn’t auto-installed so let’s do the first effort. To use this plug-in, you just have to :
This plug-in has been tested on Linux and Macs, but on Macs, it seems that default user gimp directory /Users/votrenom/.gimp-2.6 is not added in the default folders. You should do it to make this work by adding folders in the preferences categories.
tell if you find it useful or have trouble with it.
Scribus does not support fuzzy drop shadow for the simple reason that fuzzy gradients and transparency does not exist as such in print process, so that scribus developers prefer to put their efforts on something more reliable and useful. However, many users would like it. I’ve spent some time to add an equivalent feature using python script and tkinter. This script does not change the Scribus basic behavior but a group a frame can be positioned under another, modified copies of the first taking into account various parameters provided by that user. It ‘s obviously not as quite good as InDesign’s but it is a first step. You can of course leave your impressions here and suggest improvements.
V3 release of Sept 20th 2010 added the support of any kind of shape as well as rounded corners enhancement on rectangles via a new checkbox Add round corners.
Drop Shadow à l'action : état avec V2 et apport de V3
The parameters are as follows:
To make this script work:
The famous Gimp plugin separate+ that helps you export your file in colorproofed CMYK for perfect offset printed results has now reached a new release point : 0.5.5. The plugin can now produce JPEG or PSD that will improve the workflow between gimp user and photoshop users (in one way only at least). It is now much more easier to select the profile you want to use.
Don’t forget to activate proof screen rendering in the Gimp preferences !
Remember that ECI has earlier this year updatedd FOGRA profiles used by Adobe.
Official seprate+ page and check this plugin if you need PDF CMYL too