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

[joseph harris]

From: "Frank Swygert"

> The bottom line is I know Scribus isn't the only DTP program 
> out there for Linux. I'm considering PageStream also. It sounds 
> like PgS is what I probably need, but I'll give Scribus a test 
> drive along with the PgS demo (which has some feature 
> limitations... couldn't find out what -- might not save or 
> print, or be limited to one or a few pages). Since I'm not 
> doing anything complicated, Scribus might have the features I 
> need. When I print in color it's not through separations, but 
> straight to a color laser. Someone more into professional DTP 
> than I probably wouldn't be satisfied with it, and I may not 
> be, but will give it a try anyway. I'm not in a hurry to 
> switch, I could go on using PM6 for another 10 years as long as 
> it functions on the hardware I have!

>From your description another good alternative might be PagePlus 
from Serif.  It is up to X3, but you can usually find 8 free on 
computer magazine DVDs in the UK at least.

Joseph Harris