[scribus] New Linux User -- Scribus in place of Page Maker 6?

[hjh at mail.fsub.de]

Hello Frank,

after the private mail about OS9 and 68xx(x) here my experiences to
Linux and Scribus:


Hello community,

I use Scribus on SUSE 10.3, download Scribus from opensuse-Download
I don't have any problems, neither with SUSE - which I am using for
years now - nor with Scribus 1.3.3.12 - after the installing (see the
other track - only install the stable version - don't install two
versions).

I am using Scribus for a book layout, only text, no pictures.

I imported the text from odt-files. The paragraph-style is imported, too.
I use the odt-files to create the table of contents and the index, which
you can import as well, writing these pages only into a separate file.
(The orginal files were html-files - with the layout for the web as well
as for the scribus-pdf-files. OOo imports them keeping the styles, but
you can't see them in odt-files, but they are there and a transported
into scribus.)

Problems with Scribus? The knowledge is scattered over different media.
You have to read a lot of pages in the beginning, to get to know, where
you could perhaps find information on a specific question.

This list, of course, is very helpfull. But it is very "busy", I mean
you have to read a lot - and, of course, one doesn't want to bother the
list with problems, already documented.

Then, beware of the term "master pages". It's misleading. (In German
"Musterseiten" - as well). They are -not- templates. But something
you can coin / mould your pages with. It's a good concept - and -
should not be altered or given up. But the term "master pages" /
"Musterseiten" should be changed. In German it could be "Mater",
a printing business term from the good old days for something
used as a mould. (Mater = lat: mother - of a page)

I think it's essential to coin terms, that express the function.
And if there is no term, that expresses the function correctly,
then don't use something "nearby". This induces the misunderstandings.
Coin a new term.

Bye for now

Hans-Josef Heck

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> I'm new to Linux, but have some experience from long ago with OS-9, a
> unix-like OS for the Motorola 6809 8/16 bit processor (mainly 8 bit with
> a couple 16 bit registers, IIRC). I've got some experience with MS-DOs
> and of course Windows too. It's been so long since I used a command line
> that I really don't like it though!!
>
> Anyway, I'm currently trying to get MEPIS running. I can't seem to get a
> downloaded copy to load correctly. I've ordered the CD. I was thinking I
> have a bad batch of CDs, but I've burned other files on them with no
> problem, and the checksum for the MEPIS 7 download is correct.
>
> Anyway, back to the subject! I print a small "fanzine" quarterly and a
> few other booklets on occasion. I started saving everything in native
> PM6 files and as PDF files a couple years ago. What I really want to do
> is attempt to wean myself off of Windows XP, at least for my work
> computer. I realize I won't be able to edit the PM6 files, and I'm not
> worried about editing the saved PDFs -- those I just print as needed
> anyway.
>
> How stable and functional is Scribus? Anyone here moved from PM to
> Scribus? I tried PM7 and InDesign -- they both work vastly different
> than PM6. With that kind of learning curve I'd rather learn Linux and
> Scribus. I've also been looking at PageStream 5, and may go with it due
> to maturity and support (not that the list here isn't a good support
> structure). Anyone have any experience with that product? Comparisons to
> Scribus?
>
> --
> Frank Swygert
> Publisher, "American Motors Cars"
> Magazine (AMC)
> For all AMC enthusiasts
> http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html
> (free download available!)
>
>
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