I'm always on the lookout for any mention of Scribus on Linux Today. Here is one:
http://blog.worldlabel.com/2009/designing-labels-and-cards-with-scribus-open-source.html One of the things I think it illustrates is the need to rethink the idea of templates for labels and related uses. We no longer need a nicely mapped out template scheme. All you really need is the initial label, then the data for number of rows, number of columns, and the vertical and horizontal gaps. Greg
