I am writing a mock-up of a self-publishing book -- on furniture
history, design and construction --using openoffice and scribus. I would
prefer to use openoffice.
I am familiar with the opensource software known as scribus, and since i
can go back and forth between it and openoffice, I know of weaknesses
and strengths of both.
While I know how to use much of the software in openoffice, I am looking
for instructions on how to switch back and forth quickly between single
and double-columned pages.
One of the strengths of scribus is the ease of using "layers", like in
GIMP or in photoshop. If openoffice could add layers, it would be a
very, very strong program program.
Weaknesses in scribus are its tendency to crash suddenly, and the
problems encountered (sometimes) in exporting to pdf format. Neither of
these weaknesses are detected in openoffice.
While I doubt that these are matters relevant to the goals of this
discussion board, they would be if they could be eliminated
Any response is appreciated, especially if it is useful.
Ray McInnis
http://www.woodworkinghistory.com
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