John C. wrote: >> > But there is a solution that provides maximum benefit with > least effort. >> > In your situation my only question would be, which flavor of > TeX? A >> > Scribus solution will require far more effort on your behalf. >> >> Indeed TeX, or any other markup language, would be far easier > for me. >> However the output of this program is not intended to go > straight to print. >> It will only generate the first draft of the document. There is a > long, >> unpredictable editing process afterward. Our staff already have a > wealth of >> expereince using scribus for this editing process. If the output >> of > my >> program isn't a scribus document, they will just continue to work > manually. >> >> Thanks for your suggestion. It just won't work for our > organization in the >> near future.
> And they can't learn how to edit text in a plain text document > using Vim or Emacs? I am pushing age 78 and I learn new things > all the time. Please---Emacs is the ultimate geek program. I can't imagine expecting ANY normal person to learn Emacs. Even the name gives me the shudders. When someone suggest using Emacs, I know immediately that he/she and I live in different universes.<g> I suspect most Scribus users who are in it for desktop publishing are not bait for Emacs or vim--or TeX, for that matter. Do we really want to scare them off? --Judy M. USA Registered Linux User #397786 Being productive with VectorLinux 6.0 Standard, Deluxe Edition
