hi k. > Can we vote on that? > I think DTP goes a bit further than just placing content on page. > Imposition is a fairly frequent request here, and I suspect a number > of "average" users would be bamboozled by most of various options > thrown at them. > If Scribus could integrate it (maybe utilising podofo?) to make (some > peoples) life easier without creating issues why not? > Maybe we can have a special "a.l.e. profile" to ensure it is hidden > and disabled for elite power users :-?
no, i don't see it as a matter of being part of an elite of power users... it's more about noticing that, for each feature added, a program gets more complicated: - more tabs - more dialogs - more buttons - more code - more bugs - more complexity at the end, it's the user that needs more time to learn how to use a program. he has to learn exactly where to click, in which order, on which hidden button, to get even the simplest thing done. no chance to understand why a program behaves the way it does. i myself and i won't have any problem in finding the right button, use it when it is useful, ignore it when it does not fit the job. so: believe me, i really have nothing against imposition. i just tend to prefer a separate application which works well with scribus. (as an example, it may be possible to choose a predefined imposition plan in scribus, but not create it, probably not even apply it). btw, i'm used to see people caring about simplicity, speaking against bloat, being perceived like a snobbish elite... yes, it's harder to say no to a feature than to implement it in a bad way! have fun a.l.e p.s.: believe it or not: i do my imposition jobs with scribus or with acroread. not with a script steering with some magic a hackers program called ghostscript. and i plan to create a python script to impose a booklet with scribus. running inside of scribus. p.p.s.: yes, i would even would welcome the idea to split scribus in three programs: one which gives low level access to .sla files, one which offers a GUI tool to create .sla files and one which lets you create PDFs (and maybe other formats: is it really necessary?) out of .sla files. yes, i'm dreaming.
