On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:48:11 -0500 (EST) jwminer at accessvt.com dijo: >With regard to online DTP instruction, I'm surprised that no one has >said it has already been done! For example, go to > http://desktoppub.about.com/od/desktoppublishing/u/Basics_and_Beyond.htm >and then check out the rest of the site. There are extensive >tutorials. See > http://desktoppub.about.com/od/desktoppublishing/u/Tasks_and_Techniques.htm
Hmmm. >What you don't get from these general online courses is a tie-in >between the principles you are learning and Scribus. The principles >have to come first. I agree that the principles of DTP must come first, or at least simultaneously with the Scribus how-to. I'm trying to think of a way to tie the proposed Scribus online modules with Jacci Howard Bear's site. And the more I think about this idea the more I conclude that I have bitten off a whale-size project. >I think an online course that assumed I knew design basics and >concentrated on how to apply them using Scribus is a good idea. I >probably wouldn't take it, though, because I'd rather just read >online help and/or a book. It's always good to be able to ask >questions and get feedback from instructors and fellow participants, >but we do have this forum, so it seems like a bit of duplication. You wouldn't take it because you don't need it.
