Craig Ringer wrote: > OO.o 1.1's save-as-pdf would be handy here, but in the end OO.o tends to > shake up complex word docs a little too much to just open and > save-as-pdf - they need fixing first. I'm damnned if I'll use a word > processor for layout work - hence the interest in Scribus handling OO.o > docs. > > Craig Ringer
Craig's example is right on - I don't work for a newspaper (just a newsletter), but I've been asked to help work on MS Word files for an advertisement. The other consideration here is that if it were known that OOo was the standard content-creation software for Scribus, it could really smooth the learning curve for folks who are comfortable with OSS in general, but new to DTP. If they could get their stuff reasonably close to how they want it, and then use Scribus to fine-tune it, everyone would come out ahead. Likewise, folks who are new to OSS and who see OOo as nothing more than a free replacement for MS Office might be excited that it's easy to open your docs in a fully compatible app to make them look even more professional. -- Steve == If elections are just something where you go in, you push a button, and go home, then it doesn't make much difference which button you push. - Noam Chomsky
