[users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-22 Thread NoOp
On 07/22/2007 07:14 AM, CPHennessy wrote: > On Wednesday 18 July 2007, + Office LJW wrote: >> [ MODERATED ] *** >> Many thanks Michael - are you able to tell me if Scribus is something that >> is compatible with the Ubunto environment which I understand is an open >> source alt

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread russbucket
On Thursday July 19 2007 19:37, Richard Detwiler wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thursday 19 July 2007 20:15:25 Richard Detwiler wrote: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> On Thursday 19 July 2007 05:40:47 Richard Detwiler wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You are using an e

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread Richard Detwiler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 July 2007 20:15:25 Richard Detwiler wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 July 2007 05:40:47 Richard Detwiler wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are promoting Micros

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread John Meyer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 July 2007 20:15:25 Richard Detwiler wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 July 2007 05:40:47 Richard Detwiler wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are promoting Micros

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread linuxmaillists
On Thursday 19 July 2007 20:15:25 Richard Detwiler wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thursday 19 July 2007 05:40:47 Richard Detwiler wrote: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are > >>> promoting Microsoft products. Are you some sort

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread Richard Detwiler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 July 2007 05:40:47 Richard Detwiler wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are promoting Microsoft products. Are you some sort of Novell/Microsoft spy trying to keep Microsoft user from defecting

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread linuxmaillists
On Thursday 19 July 2007 05:40:47 Richard Detwiler wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are > > promoting Microsoft products. Are you some sort of > > Novell/Microsoft spy trying to keep Microsoft user from > > defecting from the darkside?

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-19 Thread Richard Detwiler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are promoting Microsoft products. Are you some sort of Novell/Microsoft spy trying to keep Microsoft user from defecting from the darkside? Promoting Microsoft products? I didn't see any post in this thread that

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-18 Thread linuxmaillists
You are using an e-mail address from OpenSUSE.us, but you are promoting Microsoft products. Are you some sort of Novell/Microsoft spy trying to keep Microsoft user from defecting from the darkside? -- http://webpages.charter.net/jlgates Microsoft users go to http://www.pclinuxos.com for a grea

[users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-18 Thread NoOp
On 07/18/2007 02:07 AM, Office LJW wrote: > Many thanks Michael - are you able to tell me if Scribus is something > that is compatible with the Ubunto environment which I understand is > an open source alternative to Windows. I am very much a lay person > but my son is in the IT field and is very

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-18 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:34:07 -0600 Frank Cox wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:04:38 -0700 > NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Why are you and Frank Cox automagically sending this potential user > > off to Scribus before you even know what she is using Publisher for? > > > > Because, in many

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-17 Thread John Meyer
NoOp wrote: On 07/17/2007 07:34 PM, Frank Cox wrote: On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:04:38 -0700 NoOp wrote: Why are you and Frank Cox automagically sending this potential user off to Scribus before you even know what she is using Publisher for? Because, in many (most) cases, it is the

[users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-17 Thread NoOp
On 07/17/2007 07:34 PM, Frank Cox wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:04:38 -0700 NoOp wrote: > >> Why are you and Frank Cox automagically sending this potential user >> off to Scribus before you even know what she is using Publisher >> for? > > Because, in many (most) cases, it is the best tool for

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-17 Thread Frank Cox
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:04:38 -0700 NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why are you and Frank Cox automagically sending this potential user off > to Scribus before you even know what she is using Publisher for? Because, in many (most) cases, it is the best tool for the job. OpenOffice Write is a w

Re: [users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-17 Thread S Perry
There's nothing that Publisher can do that OoWriter can't do, e.g. brochures, flyers, table tents, posters, newsletters, business cards, letterheads, etc. What type of desktop publishing do you do? NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 07/17/2007 05:31 PM, James Knott wrote: > Office LJW wro

[users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-17 Thread NoOp
On 07/17/2007 05:31 PM, James Knott wrote: > Office LJW wrote: >> I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is >> any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing? >> > > Though it's not part of OpenOffice, you may want to try Scribus. > www.scribus.net

[users] Re: I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing?

2007-07-17 Thread NoOp
On 07/17/2007 04:06 AM, Office LJW wrote: > I am considering using Open Office but need to know if within it > there is any equivalent to Publisher or any other desktop publishing? > Linda Peltz General Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] It depends upon what you do with Publisher. If you only use Publis