Scribus: Worth the Effort
Note to those avoiding Linux: Yes, you can do desktop publishing. You can do it with Scribus.
One of the most frequently recurring comments I hear about why somebody -- especially in a small-business environment -- will not migrate to Linux is the alleged absence of a desktop publishing (DTP) application. I think this is one of the most under-reported aspects in using Linux instead of Microsoft Windows or Mac computers.
What you will find for Linux, though with much fewer choices, are solid contenders for doing these same tasks, whether for business or personal use. For instance, Grasshopper's Pagestream is a multi-platform DTP program that sells for US$99. Oftentimes, a specialty DTP app is just a luxury. The same DTP tasks are handily done with full-powered word-processing suites such as OpenOffice Writer.
Using page design apps such as Scribus is not the same as using word processors like Open Office Writer or AbiWord (See my review here. With a word processor, you directly type text onto a blank page and insert graphics elements such as photos and graphs into the word flow. Wrapping text around the graphics and setting font and column sizes are done by adjusting settings that are usually a right click or drop-down menu away.
That is not the case with DTP apps.
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