Am Freitag, 21. Mai 2010 20:12:39 schrieb Jim: > Submitted on 05/21/2010 > Submitted by anonymous user: [10.1.6.26] > > Submitted values are: > > Name: Jim > Email Address: findingskeeper at yahoo.com > Subject: Scribus > Message: > I need to vent. I can certainly appreciate the incredible effort it takes > to develop an application. I've written some code myself. But, above > writing code, I've been doing desktop publishing since the early 1990's. I > cut my teeth on Pagemaker way back when they were a standalone application > from Aldus. I've used Quark and have settled on a beautiful application by > Serif called PagePlus X4. > > I don't mean to be hyper-critical considering the PRICE of Scribus (free an > open source is usually a good thing), but I say this with conviction that > Scribus is the worst piece of software I have ever used; and I have used a > lot of software over the years.
Thank you very much for the compliments. Troll? > > Counter intuitive, klunky and overall frustrating to the point of ripping > the very hair out of my skull. > > The most ELEMENTAL thing you can ask of a desktop publishing app is how > effortlessly you can manipulate a text block. Resizing, kerning, etc. all > which apparently don't exist (with any level of ease) in Scribus. It took > me 2 hours to figure out how to resize a font. It took me an additional 2 > hours to figure out how to recolor it. Again, maybe an hour on layering > said text frame. You know, there are things like an online help or a wiki that includes a tutorial and much more details. > > If you need some inspiration on what a DTP should be, I suggest you take a > look at PagePlus X4. It's a meager $59.99 and provides OUTSTANDING power > and ease of use to become creative quite quickly. > > Again, I appreciate the developers time but I'd highly recommend USING a > desktop publishing package before you all go out and try to create one. You apparently never used a professional DTP program, and as far as I know, no one in the printing industry uses PagePlus. Most use InDesign and XPress, some use RagTime Solo or Scribus. I suggest you actually USE a PROFESSIONAL DTP program before you criticise a program. No regards, no signature
