On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 15:15, Tristan Miller wrote: > Greetings. > > I'm responsible for typesetting a newspaper, for which I have been using > Adobe InDesign 1.5 on MS-Windows. I normally work on a SuSE 9.0 system, so > at this point working on the newspaper is the only reason I ever reboot to > Windows. > > I heard about Scribus and was wondering if some experienced users could > tell me whether it might be suitable to meet my needs. You can visit > http://www.nothingisreal.com/tmp/ to get an idea of the design complexity > of the newspaper I work on. If Scribus can make similar-looking documents > without too much more hassle than InDesign 1.5, then I'm willing to devote > the time to learning it. Comments? > > Regards, > Tristan
To second what Craig has said, you should be able to do what you are doing in Scribus without any troubles. Having experience with a DTP app will get you up to speed quickly. Moreover, if your printer accepts PDF, you will find it quite easy to transition. I check Scribus created PDF's via a number of pre-press pre-flight tools like Pit Stop and the quality is excellent. I have written an article specifically to address this. Look under downloads > Sample Docs for pre-press on http://scribus.net This list and #scribus on irc.freenode.net are here for more questions. Peter
