[KLUG Members] DTP software

Adam Tauno Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
29 Apr 2003 16:12:19 -0400


> I am looking for DTP software on Linux OS like page maker .Pls guide me 
> thanking you

Have you tried Scribus -
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Scribus is a Layout program for GNU/Linux®, similar to Adobe®
PageMaker™, QuarkXPress™ or Adobe® InDesign™, except that it is
published under the GNU GPL. 

Currently, it is still in its early stages of development, but rapidly
maturing and very useable. Already, it has the ability to layout
newsletters, create corporate stationery, small posters and other
documents which need flexible layout and/or the ability to output to
professional quality imagesetting equipment. You can do all the typical
tasks like placing and rotating text and/or images on a page, specify
manual kerning of type and much more. 

While the goals of the program are for ease of use and simple easy to
understand tools, Scribus offers support for professional publishing
features, such as CMYK color, easy PDF creation, Encapsulated Postscript
import/export and creation of color separations. 

Graphic formats which can be placed include Ecapsulated Post Script
(eps), Joint Photographic Experts Group (jpeg), Portable Network
Graphics (png) and XPixMap(xpm)
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http://web2.altmuehlnet.de/fschmid/

I've never used it, and it's Qt (gack), but I've heard people say nice
things.