Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-12 Thread Dave Walker
-Original Message- From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users- boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of Jochen Merz Sent: 12 October 2010 09:57 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today Hi Adrian, interesting thought. However, I have no idea how

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-12 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 11/10/10 16:04, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Jochen allowed me to share a sample issue with you guys for further discussion. Here's issue 1 of volume 1 (May/June 1996): http://www.cowo.ch/downloads/1996-05_QLToday_V01I1.pdf http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/downloads/QLToday.pdf The above pdf is a

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-12 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Norman Dunbar wrote: A quick and slight tarting up followed. Time taken - about an hour. And I've never used Scribus before! Most of which was defining text and paragraph formats. A *real* good job! Thank's in advance! Cheers...Ralf ___ QL-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-06 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message 4ca98e37.1050...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk writes Morning Malcolm, Isn't the Writer version, though, quite expensive? I presume so - it's a Windows commercial program after all. However, I create PDF files simply by using Open Office or my Docbook

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-06 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message 134981f2a07640a9b8330e922b67f...@d3hkh9x94, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk writes No need for fancy publishing software, and a PDF can be created by clicking one button. And the generated PDF is all of the above as well - searchable, cut paste etc. Don't get me wrong,

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 04/10/10 09:49, SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: Hello Bryan, may well be - but in order to use a DTP program properly, you need to learn a lot. It took me months to get used to all features I use in Calamus 20 years ago and I simply do not have the time to learn how to use a new, complex

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-04 Thread SMSQ - Jochen Merz
I wonder too if it works - and how - especially as the fonts I use are licensed to my Calamus serial number. If anyone wants to have a go - I am happy to provide a small CDK file containing only a few pages, to keep it small. Cheers Jochen Norman Dunbar wrote: On 04/10/10 09:49, SMSQ -

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
Ah well, we tried. I mistakenly thought that Scribus could import Calamus document files, but it was actually Calamus Vector Graphics files. I have tried (you need Scribus 1.3.5 or greater) and although it does import these files, it doesn't display them in the document or the output pdf. This

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 04/10/10 10:17, SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: I wonder too if it works - and how - especially as the fonts I use are licensed to my Calamus serial number. If anyone wants to have a go - I am happy to provide a small CDK file containing only a few pages, to keep it small. Yes please. I've just

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-03 Thread Norman Dunbar
Afternoon Wolfgang, That should take all of 6 minutes: 1 minute : take the staples off put pages them in my scanner. 2 minutes scan even pages 2 minutes scan odd pages 1 minute prepare PDF... I could do that when QL Today gets here. I could do that as well with my scanner here, or even

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
No need for fancy publishing software, and a PDF can be created by clicking one button. And the generated PDF is all of the above as well - searchable, cut paste etc. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Geoff and Jochen *must* create a PDF, I'm simply saying that it should be possible

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-03 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Never tried using these from QPC - I wonder if the current Windows printer driver was set to the PDF output one, and QPC was set to use the default Windows driver, would printed output from QPC in effect generate a PDF instead of a printout? This works! I use this to

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-01 Thread gdgqler
On 30 Sep 2010, at 17:04, Ian Pine wrote: I could buy a USB Floppy drive (if they are still made and are reasonably priced) for the PC but no guarantee it will read Q40 formatted disks. What about the CF reader/writer? If I got one and formatted a card with a SMSQ file system, is there

[Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-09-30 Thread Ian Pine
Yes, it did exactly what it says on the cover and arrived (UK) Today! Looking forward to reading part 4 of 25 Years but haven't had the chance for anything more than a glance through yet. On the subject of electronic vs. paper copy, electronic would certainly be convenient for archiving - I

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-09-30 Thread Norman Dunbar
Evening all, QL Today arrived in miserable damp and grey Leeds today. I've read most of it already! On the subject of electronic vs. paper copy, electronic would certainly be convenient for archiving... Yes, I have a point on that very matter too. As you may well know, for a number of issues

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-09-30 Thread Derek Stewart
Ian Pine wrote: Yes, it did exactly what it says on the cover and arrived (UK) Today! Looking forward to reading part 4 of 25 Years but haven't had the chance for anything more than a glance through yet. On the subject of electronic vs. paper copy, electronic would certainly be convenient