> This is my first submission to this mailing list. If it's not > appropriate for this list, I apologize in advance. > > I help produce an annual catalog at my job. We use all of the usual > stupendously expensive desktop publishing applications: Quark Xpress, > InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. etc. > > I would like to find out how much of this can be done with Open Source > apps. I have a sample page from our current catalog at: > > http://www.klikmaker.com/pdf/211TestPage.pdf > > All photos in this project are CMYK TIFFs with clipping paths, with > the occasional EPS vector image. > > So far, I haven't been able to puzzle out how to make those blocks of > copy in my sample, with tabs and rules under each line. I also do not > know how to use The GIMP to generate CMYK TIFFs with clipping paths. > > Basically, I want to be able to do everything on this page with > Scribus, The Gimp and Inkscape. If I can do this with Scribus and > other Open Source apps, I may be able to advocate a switch here at > work. I would appreciate any pointers on how to produce a page like > this.
Probably most things are possible with Scridus, have a look at http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Success_stories for an indication of what can be done. Also the wiki has lots of good information Owen
