Peter Nermander wrote: >One thing that has to be kept in mind is the Scribus is a tool under >development, it is unfair to compare it to programs that have been >available for many years. Programs like InDesign would probably not >even have been released as closed beta when they were as "young" as >Scribus. That is part of the Open Source "culture", you can try the >program out already from the beginning of the development cycle. Some >Open Source programs never leave their "childhood" because the >developers never find time to finish. So we should be happy as long as >Scribus developes.
Thank you, Peter, for your insights. I certainly agree that it would be unfair to compare a product in its infancy to a mature product. Unfortunately, I have to do just that. I don't have the luxury of waiting until Scribus is more mature to complete the projects that need to be completed this year. That is why I asked both about Scribus' present limitations and the plans for its future. Knowing where Scribus is headed will help me make decisions for the present that will impact my future. I certainly appreciate the work done to bring Scribus to its current state and I'm glad that it was released when it was. Scribus is clearly a very capable program and I expect to use it wherever I can. I certainly do plenty of projects that don't involve chains of text boxes more than ten pages long. I do hope that those limits will be raised so I can gradually use Scribus for more and more of my projects. Best, John
