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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0017714ScribusImport / Exportpublic2025-12-20 16:06
Reportersersha Assigned Tojghali  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionduplicate 
Platformx86OSLinuxOS VersionLinux Mint 22.2
Product Version1.7.1 
Summary0017714: Lost spaces upon import of styled ODT files
DescriptionIt seems to be a copy of an issue 0016866.
Upon importing an .odt file with styles, spaces not related to punctuation characters are lost.
If one imports an .odt file with direct formatting, it renders in Scribus correctly, but of course the value of using styles then is not there.
Styles are imported correctly, but an attempt to change them is working only partially. Font size changes are reflected upon pressing the Apply button, but not the font name.
I tried the import in Scribus 1.6.5, same effect.
Steps To ReproduceCreate 4 lines of text in LibreOffice, leave one in Normal, rest change to Bold, Italics,. Bold Italics. Save. Import to Scribus. It works, but remains a manual formatting.
Take the previous file in LO, create 3 styles - Emphasis for Italics, Strong Emphasis for Bold, Strong Italic for Bold Italics. Apply appropriate styles to the text lines. Save under different name. Import.
Styles are imported and applied correctly, but the spaces between words are gone.
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duplicate of 0016866 closedjghali space characters lost when importing text from odt files 

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sersha

2025-12-20 11:33

reporter   ~0053395

4 types of text.odt (12,720 bytes)

sersha

2025-12-20 11:34

reporter   ~0053396

Using Appimage of 1.7.1

sersha

2025-12-20 11:36

reporter   ~0053397

Forgot to mention, that to edit those imported styles is possible only partially. Size can be changed, and it reflects in the styled text upon pressing the Apply button, but the font itself remains unchanged, as shown on the screenshot.

jghali

2025-12-20 16:02

administrator   ~0053398

The fix for 0016866 requires at least Qt 6.5. The 1.7.1 AppImage is based on Ubuntu 24.04, so uses Qt 6.4. Same for your distro btw, Linux Mint 22.2 is based on Ubuntu 24.04 so it has only Qt 6.4 too. So to get 0016866 fix, you have to upgrade to a more modern distro and build 1.7.1 yourself.

jghali

2025-12-20 16:05

administrator   ~0053399

Tested with current 1.7.1 built with Qt 6.10.1, works as expected. Closing as duplicate of 0016866 consequently.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-12-20 11:29 sersha New Issue
2025-12-20 11:33 sersha Note Added: 0053395
2025-12-20 11:33 sersha File Added: StyleManager with Liberation Serif.png
2025-12-20 11:33 sersha File Added: 4 types of text converted to styles.odt
2025-12-20 11:33 sersha File Added: 4 types of text.odt
2025-12-20 11:34 sersha Note Added: 0053396
2025-12-20 11:36 sersha Note Added: 0053397
2025-12-20 16:02 jghali Note Added: 0053398
2025-12-20 16:04 jghali Assigned To => jghali
2025-12-20 16:04 jghali Status new => resolved
2025-12-20 16:04 jghali Resolution open => duplicate
2025-12-20 16:04 jghali Relationship added duplicate of 0016866
2025-12-20 16:05 jghali Note Added: 0053399
2025-12-20 16:06 jghali Status resolved => closed