Re: English finally replaces unreadable text My apologies to those of you on the Scribus mailing list who were offended by my post. It was not meant as criticism, nor do I have a bad attitude towards Germans - or any other of the people groups God has created. I was actually excited. Without that change, I was unable to properly mail the list, as I've done now. Once it was changed to English, it seemed quite comical to me that I couldn't previously understand it. Spanish, for instance, is easy to understand (at least the context) though I've never studied it, for so many words are borrowed from English.
When I signed up for the Scribus mailing list over a year ago, I was informed that it was an English language list. Correct? But until this past week, I couldn't read the instructions because they weren't in English. Nor do I feel Americans are lazy, as Mr. Pittman alleges. Most of the free world is so because of them. Many Americans gave their lives for the freedom of others -- not quite what I would label as "lazy." I don't live in America, but am there visiting for another 2 weeks. Has Mr. Pittman noticed that every product in America has it's packaging printed in at least two (and some more) languages? Seems my post has been misunderstood by all the native English speakers who replied, and the only one who replied with an open mind is a native German speaker. :~) Scribus, nor any other open source project, has not or will not achieve the growth and success desired by the developers unless the default language is English - the International language. My comment was wit, as noted by Malte, and not a jab intended to offend anyone. It's actually quite comical. Though I'm not fluent in all of them, I speak and/or understand 4 languages - and two sign languages. When I'm at home English is not the first language that I speak. If I mailed the list in that tongue I dare say only one other person I've encountered on this list would understand it. So, kudos to Franz and the Scribus team! I've been following it for over a year now, patiently waiting until it reaches a point of replacing PageMaker as my DTP app. I don't know a programming language, nor do I intend to learn one, but have contributed more than one bug report. Usually what I find has already been reported by someone with more knowledge in that area than myself. When the redrawing issue is changed, I believe Scribus will begin to be a contender -- and I'm hanging around, learning, and helping whenever my limited knowledge of that area allows. Peace...
