[Fwd: Re: [seul-edu] Publishing]

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:

> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Joseph S. Arruda" <joseph@valinux.com>
> To: seul-edu@seul.org
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Publishing
> In-Reply-To: <000b01bff336$c980aca0$0200a8c0@jason>
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> Well, this is a rough area, as there are plenty of text layout tools, but
> they are not wysiwig.  There are 2 options I would recommend to start:
>
> 1. Wysiwyg: Framemaker - not open source, but runs on Linux and highly
> industrial strength.  It really was designed to do book layout.  Have not
> used it since my days on Solaris, but worth a look
>
> 2. non-wysiwyg but I think better anyway (TM): Docbook. High Learning
> curve, and the tools are still being improved.  But after seeing the
> presentaion here at the OLS conference, I I loike itmore an more.  Note:
> all the O'Reilly books coming out now are done in docbook.
>
> 3. There has to be some tools on Sourceforge or Freshmeat that are
> useful...maybe ?;)
>
> z
>
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Jason Mellen wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:12:01 -0400
> > From: Jason Mellen <jmellen@intellikey.com>
> > Reply-To: seul-edu@seul.org
> > To: seul-edu@seul.org
> > Subject: [seul-edu] Publishing
> >
> > I wish I could be at Linux World Expo with you but I just couldn't make it.
> >
> > Anyway, next week (July 24-27) I will be attending the Walworth Yearbook
> > Publishing conference in Orlando, Florida. Walsworth is the biggest yearbook
> > compnay in the US. This is a Win/Mac dominated industry still and I will try
> > and pass on information about Linux as I can.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any decent page layout tools. WYSISWYG preferably but
> > anything is a good start. It would help to advocate if I had to software to
> > back me up with. Sadly I can't even take a Linux box. Thanks for the
> > suggestions.
> >
> > Jason Mellen
> > Palm Bay High School
> >
> >
>
> Joseph E. Arruda                 | z@valinux.com
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