On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:39:26 -0600 Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> john wrote: > > > csj wrote: > > > > > >><snip> > >> > >>The level of control you want for your documents is better served by a > >>dedicated DTP program like Ventura. The DOS version (running IIRC a > >>run-time version of the GEM desktop environment) was fast, pretty fast > >>even when run on an ancient XT. But I share the WP crowd's lament about > >>their favorite word processor. Like WP, Ventura was bought out by Corel. > >> > >> > > > > Seconded. WP was what made me learn Qedit. > > > So what would you recommend as a DTP program in Linux? In the not too distant future, KWord. The main problem with KWord at present is stability and predictability. By predictability, I mean something like getting true WYSIWIG, or at least getting the volume of text right (e.g. a page which contains 400 words on the screen shouldn't contain 425 words on the page). The stability part is self-explanatory. If you can stand the bloat, maybe OpenOffice. But for the life of me, I can't get it to compile.
