Jan Schrewe wrote: > Do we really need a manual that tells the reader: click on button a and you > will get a textframe? Thta is nice but I think what I was always looking for > when I started DTP was something like: I want to have a text on the page. > Okay, how big do I make the text frame and what the heck is colour management > and for what do I need to know how much DPI my picture has. > > My point is: It is not really exciting to see how I put a textframe on the > page - I believe scribus is intuitive enough that even a beginner can use > it - if he understood the basic concepts of a DTP app and a little bit about > design in general. Most of the questions on the list are in the same manner. > > So what about writing an introduction to DTP with scribus as example. On that > way beginners get the help they need and the book is less dependent on where > is the button, because most of the concepts do not change fast, it's just the > way they are handled and that is something most people I know are able to > find out if they know what they want.
I know what you mean, but I can see both sides of the fence. Having used Pagemaker and InDesign, I don't have any problem using 1339 under windows 2000 to prepare documents. On the other hand, I notice that printing with PCL to our Dell 5110cn printer I tend to get a slight purple cast on slightly dark pictures. Given that I don't want to spend ages in a darkened room calibrating a full CMS, and it would do just to 'turn up the green in the pictures a bit', I could really do with something that points me at whatever controls might be handy for that ! Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI. Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Carbon Trust Consultant - Energy Audit and Design Advice. Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme Registered Assessor. P:0845 4561332 F:0870 0522417 M:07785 563116 Skype:t4sustainability
