Meechmunchie wrote: >>Plus she was frustrated because she really wanted to do a good job ... >> >> >In my eyes that is the point. She wanted to use it. And not thinking >about the philosophy of OSS. > ><irony> > And hey, if the developers don't want that people "cry" that don't have > any interests in OSS and its philosphy, they shouldn't give their work > to the public. ></irony> > > Since certain folks seem to be using this as a forum to cut Scribus down, let me add my voice to those that have had few to no problems with it, and have used Scribus with success where other proprietary software tools failed. (Most notably Quark on pre-OS X machines.)
Scribus is a fine, fine and powerful product *as it is right now*, and my thanks go to the many dedicated people who have given up their time and energy to make it what it is today, and will be tomorrow. This is *not* an appropriate place to flame the developers over frustrations. 99+% of all computer problems, in my experience, come out of user error, and poor project planning. A first-time user should expect to shed some tears using a program of this scope, (God knows my fiance has shed many learning CAD.) and what a little girl cries over yesterday she tends to triumph over in time. This list exists to help us all save a little frustration by providing a forum to answer questions one cannot find nowhere else. (That's certainly not the only reason it exists, but from my selfish user's perspective...) =) If I have misunderstood the intent of certain postings, I do apologize. To the idea that a gift should not cause stress, I say that the best gifts often do. One should not be angry with someone who gives them a car which eventually needs new tires. That is the nature of cars. Scribus is a godsend. Thank you. Peter
