Is there a term to address Scribus users? Something like Scribus-ites or some such thing?
Anyway, a friend of mine from church who started a Linux Users Group in Wooster, OH (WooLUG), introduced me to Linux and the world of Open Source Software. I recently ditched Windows 98SE in favor of SuSE 9.3 with KDE. When I tossed Windows out the window (yes, pun intended), I no longer had use of PageMaker 6.5. So, I searched for an OSS DTP. Enter Scribus. I have been using it to redesign our church's newsletter. While at times it takes me a little longer to do things with Scribus, overall I believe I have greater control of the page elements because of its use of frames, particularly text frames. With the version of PageMaker I used, there was never any easy and clean way to create columns with running text. With Scribus, I can can stretch a text frame and set the number of columns and the size of the gutters in the properties box. Because I am doing a total redesign of the newsletter, I do not yet have anything to show, but like others I want to add my kudos to the developers of Scribus. Keep up the good work, Bobby Warren Wooster, Ohio, USA
