Ian, Zhang Weiwu,
Le Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:31:34 +0100, Ian <[email protected]> a écrit : > > On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 20:32 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: > > Hello. > > > > I have been using OpenOffice Draw for five years for desktop > > publishing purpose as a replacement of Microsoft Publisher 2000 > > (part of MS Office), back in the year 2003 when I decide to switch > > away from Microsoft Office. At current stage Draw is just one-step > > away from a DTP software for "prosumer" market, which in my > > understanding is the biggest DTP market segment now in China and > > probably also the world. By "prosumer" I refer to those who have > > DTP requirement beyond word processing software can offer yet are > > not usually DTP professionals. > > > > Before going on the discussion please download these example > > publications created using OpenOffice Draw to have an impression > > how the result looks like when OpenOffice Draw is used for > > publication purpose. Mind the 16MB size! with about 10 samples in > > it: http://www.yuliansu.com/cc_works/publications_odg.tar > > It could be argued that Draw is not intended to be page layout > software. In the FOSS world Scribus is probably the choice for that > particular application in the prosumer space. Would it be easier to > cooperate with the Scribus people and enhance that product? Having > said that, the enhancements suggested would be useful in Draw in > their own right. It's funny, we are working on a new brochure for our company these days and we are having exactly this discussion. My short answer, which is not a right one, because Scribus is indeed the supposed DTP application of choice, is that Scribus takes ages to learn. I am quite sure you can do more with Scribus than with Draw, but the training it requires may not be worth the try for a whole part of the market who want to do DTP without requiring a full blown artistic director in house. What's more, there's no reason Scribus could not have competition. That being said, Draw was always targeted as a technical drawing application, not as a DTP one... perhaps we should think about repositioning Draw? As for Zhang Weiwu's initial comment, may I just suggest you file an issue describing exactly what feature(s) need(s) improvement? Thank you, Charles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
