BandiPat wrote: > On Thursday 24 May 2007, Pueblo Native wrote: > >> I'm putting together a document listing alternatives for Microsoft >> Publisher, and so far I can only think of Scribus. Are there any >> others out there that show promise? >> > > ========== > > Take a look at KWrite. They have added several dtp features to it and > it really shows promise. There are still so many things missing from > Scribus and it's still not very intuitive to use, so it's not the open > & use type program. If you're just needing something simple, KWrite > may fill the void. You can also get PageStream, if you want a full > featured dtp program. You can download a trial version and sadly it's > not free, but the cost is not bad either for a mature program that it > is. > >
I'll take a look at it, though with all the cross over between traditional DTP and office software, you wonder if you can even draw that line anymore. What I'm looking at more is putting together a list of the office programs (Outlook, Publisher, Frontpage) for which there is no direct equivalent in OpenOffice. Being a journalism student myself, I could see three major levels of people who may be looking for the DTP software. Level 1: Newsletter publisher (church, small school, etc), a one time document that may need some touches but really doesn't need to be fine tuned. Level 2: Student newspaper (college/high school), maybe small town newspaper that might be still published on the weekly or monthly basis but still has a professional feel to it. Level 3: Daily Newspaper and beyond (book publisher, magazine, something that absolutely needs spot on color separation and other high level features). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
