On 07/04/2010, Dhastha Gheer <dhasthagh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Application: Scribus > > What it is: > > Scribus is an open source desktop page layout program with the aim of > producing commercial grade output in PDF and Postscript, primarily, > though not exclusively for Linux. > > Features: > > Scribus can be used for many tasks; from brochure design to > newspapers, magazines, newsletters and posters to technical > documentation. It has sophisticated page layout features like > precision placing and rotating of text and/or images on a page, manual > kerning of type, bezier curves polygons, precision placement of > objects, layering with RGB and CMYK custom colors. The Scribus > document file format is XML-based. Unlike proprietary binary file > formats, even damaged documents, can be recovered with a simple text > editor. > > To know more about: > > http://www.scribus.net/ > > To install: > > sudo apt-get install scribus > > -- > நன்றி , > > தஸ்தகீர்.அ > > Kanchi Linux User Group Rocks ! > > http://kanchilug.wordpress.com > > My Works on Linux > > http://dowithlinux.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc >
Scribus is an amazing app. We use it in our college to bring out the newsletter of the electrical engg. department. Automatic hyphenation is the best feature according to me. -- Bhargav Prasanna "Linux - Because x64 is a terrible thing to waste" _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc