avox wrote: > > Maciej Hanski wrote: > >> Hi all, >> the newest issue of the Ubuntu community magazine has started a series >> of tutorials about desktop publishing with Scribus: >> >> http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-1/ >> >> BTW, the magazine itself has been made with Scribus and it's 42 pages >> long eye candy, >> >> > > Uh, IMHO the eye candy ends at page 3 due to the decision to use > justification without hyphenation... > It might also help to use a grid system to put some structure and proportion > into all those boxes and screenshots. > But the page headers are nice. > > > > >> so if the author was a member of this mailing list, he >> could please consider adding some backstage infos to our >> http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Success_stories >> >> > > Maybe he'll also accept a few hints for using Scribus: > > * apply Extras->Hyphenation for justified text > * use properties palette's XYZ tab to make sure all headers start at the > same y-position > * activate View->Show Guides and drag guides from the horizontal and > vertical ruler area onto the page to help you align your boxes > > Just my ? 0,02 (couldn't resist :-) ) > Looks like he's getting lots of advice, judging from the comments on the site, starting with someone complaining why it's in an "inaccessible" format like PDF.
Greg
