On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Phillip Zadro <ricaza1...@hotmail.com.au>wrote:
> > > > > hi Is there any likelihood that OpenOffice will one day include a desktop > publisher? There is only one thing that is stopping me from migrating > completely from Microsoft Office to either OpenOffice or LibreOffice and it > is their lack of a Desktop Publisher comparable with MS Publisher. I have > used Publisher for over 15 years and love its practicality, particularly > with paginating of booklets. Even a separate program like Serif PagePlus > cannot save in MS format either, so I am obliged to stay with MS Office. > Pity.. Thanks Phil Draw is a perfect Desktop publisher, is so perfect is compatible with other desktop publishers like Scribus and is based on a frame based paradigm. There are some features that would be desirable but is pretty easy to complete basic and medium tasks like Flyers, Booklets and all it has layers which keeps design separated from content. And have multiple layouts and use of vectorial forms. With improved use of SVG Draw is also gaining strenght in the area of design compatibility and would be improving as more features are considered. -- Alexandro Colorado Apache OpenOffice Contributor http://es.openoffice.org
