<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/7/31 Gerard Cunningham <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gerard@faduda.net">gerard@faduda.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Sat, 2010-07-31 at 21:45 +0100, Jim Ford wrote:<br>
> On 7/31/2010 9:34 PM, Gerard Cunningham wrote:<br>
> > On Sat, 2010-07-31 at 21:25 +0100, Jim Ford wrote:<br>
> >> How does Scribus compare with Quarkxpress? Is Scribus likely to be<br>
> >> appropriate for what I want to do, or am I going to 'hit a wall'<br>
> >> eventually and wish I'd sported the (considerable) outlay for Quark?<br>
> >> Though as far as my<br>
> >> experience goes, Scribus should be able to do what you want, unless you<br>
> >> have some unusually exotic requirements.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
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> Thanks for the quick reply.<br>
><br>
> I can't say that what I want to do is 'exotic'- just mixtures of images<br>
> and text on pages. You've really answered my question, so I'll give<br>
> Scribus a go.<br>
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</div>You might want to hold on and get a few more replies. One problem I<br>
understand exists (though I haven't encountered it personally) is that<br>
Scribus wil struggle with lots of pages, especially if they're image<br>
heavy. Of course, it can be overcome by creating several Scribus files,<br>
one per chapter perhaps.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I am working on a book now with more than 150 pages, lots of pictures. The only speed problem I encounter is when I open the file, it takes a lot of time, but since I do it only once a day I can live with it.</div>
<div>I use 1.3.3.13 on Vista, 2 GB RAM.</div><div><br></div><div>- Bo E -</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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