On 27/10/2012 17:08, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 10/27/2012 04:46 AM, john Culleton wrote: >> Will Scribus work on Win 8 on a desktop PC?
> I run Linux, not Windows. The only thing I've done on Windows in the > last five years is play certain games at a club I belong to. Coming > from that perspective, I have to ask: Why wouldn't Scribus work under > Windows 8? Why do you think that a program that runs Just Fine with XP, > 2000, Vista and Windows 7 would suddenly stop working if you upgrade to > Windows 8? Please understand that I'm not being sarcastic here. It's > been so long since I used Windows for anything except games that I've > completely forgotten the Windows mindset. While I see your point, it's worth noting that old versions of Pagemaker e.g. 6.52 don't work on windows 7 as far as I can tell, and InDesign 1.5 isn't too happy either. Don't know if that's down to poor coding by Adobe, or API creep by microsoft. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore,MSc EDM (Open),B.A. Chem (Oxon),CMIOSH,CEnv,MIEMA,MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Registered Office: 181 Belper Road, Stanley Common, Ilkeston. DE7 6FT Company Reg: 4441097, VAT Number: 797 2239 85, MCS: ELC54087. Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Transition Training and Consultancy Energy Resilience Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
