DTP under FreeBSD/UNIX.
Hi, I'm looking for some powerful DTP software for FreeBSD / UNIX in general (Linux would be fine, emulation is nice :). I am familiar with CorelDRAW (I have version 10) but so long as the software is quite powerful I'd be willing to put the effort in to learn it. I want to design a yearbook for my college, I've got some nice stuff in CorelDRAW right now. It'd need to be fairly sturdy. Any information would be appreciated. I know of the KDE/GNOME projects but haven't used them, any feedback on these would be good. Thanks very much, -lewiz. -- No, `Eureka' is Greek for `This bath is too hot.' -- Dr. Who --|| url: http://lewiz.info/ | http://www.westwood.karoo.net/pgpkey ||-- msg12899/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: DTP under FreeBSD/UNIX.
lewiz said: Hi, I'm looking for some powerful DTP software for FreeBSD / UNIX in general (Linux would be fine, emulation is nice :). I am familiar with CorelDRAW (I have version 10) but so long as the software is quite powerful I'd be willing to put the effort in to learn it. I want to design a yearbook for my college, I've got some nice stuff in CorelDRAW right now. It'd need to be fairly sturdy. Any information would be appreciated. I know of the KDE/GNOME projects but haven't used them, any feedback on these would be good. never used it before but it's been out for a while: http://linux.corel.com/products/draw/index.htm also never tried but .. http://xibios.free.fr/english/xclamation.html http://www.atlantictechsolutions.com/scribusdocs/projects.html http://www.mediascape.com/artstream-linux.html see google for more .. nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: DTP under FreeBSD/UNIX.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 04:07:13PM + lewiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm looking for some powerful DTP software for FreeBSD / UNIX in general (Linux would be fine, emulation is nice :). Hi Lewiz. Powerful is a funny word to use when comparing Windows/Earlymac software with *Nix. TeX and groff are some of the most powerful typesetting/publishing software ever created, but there's a steep learning curve before you can be productive with it. You have to remember that *Nix was around long before graphical user interfaces were common. There're worlds of software available through a CLI (commandline interface). And, once you get used to it, this type of software has a lot of advantages over graphically oriented software. I am familiar with CorelDRAW (I have version 10) but so long as the software is quite powerful I'd be willing to put the effort in to learn it. I have never used CorelDRAW, so I don't know what all it does. But it sounds kinda like a drawing program with extras. (Probably an understatement.) You might look at some of the graphics packages in the new kde or gnome. Open Office probably has a fairly good graphics package. Some of the word processors have some graphics capability, though I doubt they're anywhere near where FrameMaker and that type of software is (was?). I want to design a yearbook for my college, I've got some nice stuff in CorelDRAW right now. It'd need to be fairly sturdy. Any information would be appreciated. I know of the KDE/GNOME projects but haven't used them, any feedback on these would be good. Your goal, then, is to create camera ready copy, right? I think that's what DTP normally implies, but even that could have changed since I was doing it. ;-) May I suggest that you take a larger view of the project and consider various ways to use the data that goes into a yearbook. It might be possible to create an SGML application with an SQL database that could give you many ways to reuse the data, including camera ready copy for the printer. But if you think of the data clearly and efficiently, you could also generate output for CDs for your class or school, a class website, specialized products for special interest groups in your class (sell the wrestling team or whoever all their data that didn't make it into the yearbook, for instance), or even print a web-based yearbook as well, without the restrictions that come with the printed format. Anyway, you could also just search graphics and desktop publishing and Linux/BSD application sites for software. I just googled desktop publishing +linux and got http://www.epinions.com/cmsw-Graphics-All-Adobe_Framemaker Seems you can get Adobe FrameMaker (with decent SGML capapbility) for some UNIX flavors after all. It ain't cheap, though. :-) -- David S. Jackson[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Nirvana? That's the place where the powers that be and their friends hang out. -- Zonker Harris msg12927/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: DTP under FreeBSD/UNIX.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 04:47:55PM -0500, David S. Jackson wrote: On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 04:07:13PM + lewiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm looking for some powerful DTP software for FreeBSD / UNIX in general (Linux would be fine, emulation is nice :). Hi Lewiz. Powerful is a funny word to use when comparing Windows/Earlymac software with *Nix. TeX and groff are some of the most powerful typesetting/publishing software ever created, but there's a steep learning curve before you can be productive with it. Hehe, yeah, I agree. I've been playing around with TeX for a while just recently. I can do a bit with it - ie, write an essay, include a few pictures but tbh, I really would _hate_ to try and do a modern graphics-intensive DTP project in it. It's almost too clumsy yet... much more elegant at the same time ;) though I doubt they're anywhere near where FrameMaker and that type of software is (was?). Hehe, still is. I've looked at it a bit - for Windows only though. There was a Linux BETA of FrameMaker (or maybe it was PageMaker) but I couldn't get it to run under emulation, which was a bit disappointing. May I suggest that you take a larger view of the project and consider various ways to use the data that goes into a yearbook. It might be possible to create an SGML application with an SQL database that could give you many ways to reuse the data, including camera ready copy for the printer. But if you think of the data clearly and efficiently, you could also generate output for CDs for your class or school, a class website, specialized products for special interest groups in your class (sell the wrestling team or whoever all their data that didn't make it into the yearbook, for instance), or even print a web-based yearbook as well, without the restrictions that come with the printed format. I'm toying with the idea of a website now. For my school ICT coursework I'm doing some PHP coding for an ex-pupils website. Once I've finished this I might modify it a bit and make it the perfect base for such an idea. Not got far with this yet, though. Thanks very much for your ideas, they've been very useful. -lewiz. -- A consultant is a person who borrows your watch, tells you what time it is, pockets the watch, and sends you a bill for it. --|| url: http://lewiz.info/ | http://www.westwood.karoo.net/pgpkey ||-- msg12949/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: DTP under FreeBSD/UNIX.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 12:15:55PM -0800, nate wrote: I want to design a yearbook for my college, I've got some nice stuff in CorelDRAW right now. It'd need to be fairly sturdy. Any information would be appreciated. I know of the KDE/GNOME projects but haven't used them, any feedback on these would be good. never used it before but it's been out for a while: http://linux.corel.com/products/draw/index.htm Yeah, I knew about this. Unfortunately, it's no longer available for purchase and, what I consider to be even more important - if I've already paid for it, I don't feel totally happy paying again for the same thing, simply for a different platform! grin also never tried but .. http://xibios.free.fr/english/xclamation.html I've just had a look at the website and I've never heard of this before. The screenshots look _very_ encouraging. Looks like the site is a bit dodgy -- some of the links don't work and stuff. I'll see what I can do with this one, and tell you how I get on. Thanks very much for the details. -lewiz. -- The Kennedy Constant: Don't get mad -- get even. --|| url: http://lewiz.info/ | http://www.westwood.karoo.net/pgpkey ||-- msg12951/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
