On 1 May 2011 11:30, Krabina Bernhard <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are confusing programs: a Word Processor (such as LibreOffice > > Writer) is > > not a Desktop Publishing software. > > I don't think anybody is confusing something. Not so long ago with you > mobile phone you could make phonecalls, nothing else. Things change and I > think that from a modern word processor you can expect to rotate an image > (at least 90 and 180 degrees) and to add image captions below and above an > image. > > just look at what other word processors can do. libo should not fall behind > that. > > > I suggest that you use the FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) > > Desktop > > Publisher named Scribus > > you are right, for real dtp applications scribus is the correct choice. but > again, "normal" users of a word processor expect some simple dtp-functions > like the ones mentioned. If someone wants to do a simple birthday invitation > card, he/she should not have to go dtp (or even gimp etc) to do so... >
Personally, I'd say GIMP is the wrong tool to design a birthday card. Use Draw of Inkscape for design graphics and GIMP for editing photographs and scans. :-) > regards, > Bernhard > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications The Schools ITQ www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
