On Wednesday 14 February 2007 14:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > f) Getting text on paper. > > The huge, complex, traditional 'office' WP is not necessarily the > > best paradigm for senior folks who just want to write a simple > > letter. > > f.1) Demonstrate Scribus. > > It's wonderful for simple DTP. Newsletters, booklets > > etc. > > scribus is not really an appropriate tool for writing a simple letter > either. All of the linux word processing tools are bloaty for doing > something that simple. Even abiword is way more than is needed for writing > a letter.
On the other hand, it is ideal for those who have only used Publisher before - and I've met a fair number of those - to do newsletters. Newsletters are the lifeblood of many a social group of senior citizens. > > I think show them that they can have a more or less similar experience to > what they are used to, even if that entails showing them superbloatware > oops i mean OOo. > > But I think the key would be finding out what they use their computers > for, and giving them assurance that they can get the same. > > Plus the compulsory 5 minutes on the philosophy of free software, and how > linux and GNU came to be. -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ----- Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui? You ask, what is the most important thing? Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people.
