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On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 08:42 +0000, Rob Beard wrote: > Gordon Henderson wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Rob Beard wrote: > > > >>> Actually google docs isn't too bad and ca nexport to PDF - but > >>> limited to the fonts the browser has. > >>> > >> I thought I'd ask anyway, I'm trying to talk them out of going down > >> the MS path anyway, it seems that if you sign up for a complete > >> Microsoft package (Windows Server, Exchange, Office, Windows 7) then > >> you can get a better price but they'd end up spending more on > >> software they don't need. > > > > This is where it cal appear to be cheaper to go the MS route than > > Linux - according to some - you buy the entry level package and get > > everything bundled in, although I've forgotten what it's called - > > maybe it's the basic SBS package which comes with 5 licneses of > > everything? Not sure... > > > There's a few different options, I think the one which suited them best > was something like Microsoft Open Licence with Software Assurance which > would give them the software and upgrades for as long as the agreement > is in place (1 to 3 years). If they went for that they could even > downgrade to Windows NT 3.51 and MS Office 4.3 Professional :-) > > > Are there any DTP packages for Linux? > Um... Scribus is the only DTP package I know of, unless you count > Inkscape (which is more vector graphics, I gather similar to Adobe > Illustrator) or OpenOffice Draw (which to me looks more like Microsoft > Publisher as in it's fairly easy to use). > > Then I guess you've got things like Laytex. > > Rob ..also PageStream http://www.pagestream.org/ if you want a fairly cheap ($99 or $149 for the pro version) commercial package which has a Linux version. I've not used Pagestream but it seems to be aimed at the smaller user. I've used Scribus a bit and it has a fairly steep learning curve (even with the excellent book by Pittman & Schafer) as it is aimed at professional users, which I'm not (e.g. includes ICC colour profiling, font kerning micro-adjustments etc). You need to follow a more formal DTP workflow, i.e. produce copy and images externally in Text editor/Word processor and Raster Image processor/Vector Image Processor, and then perform the layout separately to assemble into a document for printing. Very good pdf support though. Linux Format produced an article on it in LXF96, using Scribus, which I think is in their archives. I've used LaTeX2e extensively for producing technical training materials, but it is really not suitable for things like Wedding Stationery. Phil > > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html