On 31 January 2011 15:24, Rev JP Webb (Work) <jp.w...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> To whom it may concern > > I used openoffice 3.0 but I seriously need a proper MS publisher > replacement. Draw does not cut the mustard and Scribus is not user > friendly. > Try Inkscape. For flyers, leaflets etc - I did the colour covers for our assessors handbook in it. Personally I would much rather use Inkscape to do the covers and Writer for the text inside than use a DTP program of any type. You have to learn how to use Inkscape and GIMP together to get the best of them but for graphics, labels etc I can't think of much they can't do pretty efficiently. If you want turnkey wizards for layouts you are going to be disappointed but then again, I would always want a one off individual layout rather than one which screamed - he did this in Publisher! If you are publishing colour magazines with irregular text flow around graphic objects on many paged multi-column documents then you probably need something like Quark Express not MS Publisher in any case. Then you are into a lot of Euros ;-). Until the open source movement comes up with something comparable to > publisher I am afraid I will have to stick with Microsoft (as do many > others > I know who need a simple but effective dtp application). > Well it all depends on whether someone with the skills and inclination or the funds agrees with you. Personally it doesn't bother me because I can do all I need for my company using existing tools. What you need is to get all those that have a need to get together and do something about it. I don't see it as being a high priority for the OOo community because there are many other things that are more important and there are limited resources. Yours > > > Paul > > > > Rev Paul Webb > > East Molesey > > Surrey > > KT8 9DU > > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications The Schools ITQ www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
