Re: [seul-edu] Linux DTP

[prytherch@talk21.com]

Hi,

>    I checked out the "Impress" program, supposedly DTP, and wanted to give a followup report. While the graphics capabilitites are excellent, as far as DTP it's just a basic program you might use to create cards and one-page flyers. The text capabilities are extremely limited -- just a few lines here and there, with no capability to make and link frames. It would be extremely hard to create anything like a newsletter or booklet with it.
>    Thanks for the suggestion, though.

Hmm, I suppose Artstream would be too pricey at $295? (www.mediascape.com/products.html). It imports postscript. From the site: "Layout typography using any Type1 font. Flow multiple stories through Bezier based margins and text paths across multiple pages. Compose with customizable styles. Paragraph and character specifications include precision controls for justification, leading, tabs, kerning, hyphenation, baselines, rotation, drop-shadows, transparency and more...."

Alternatively Lyx maybe the best long-term investment (in learning terms).

- Richard S

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