Scribus? (split)
Jason Pitre:
Has anyone been watching Scribus since the last post? I aspire to produce my game with the program but would much prefer to go for the best version or branch of the program.
Ron Edwards:
Hi everyone,
The above post was split from Scribus? Jason, it's no big deal.
The topic is sound and any input is welcome.
Best, Ron
Eero Tuovinen:
I did use Scribus a while back, but I think it was in 2008 last time... so it's been a while. Can't really say anything about it that I didn't say in that original thread. I'd be interested in any fresh experiences too, though, if anybody can share.
Jason Pitre:
I know that the program is perfectly usable for single page documents at the very least. I have produced draft character sheets with the program and was fairly satisfied with the outcome. I must say that the learning curve was steep, but that likely has a great deal to do with my lack of experience in graphic design.
I suppose my question is how useful the "master page" functionality is. If I can build the default layout, dump all my text into a single continuous box and then start adjusting the individual pages sequentially it would be relatively painless. If this is not possible and I would need to unearth my rusty python skills, it will be significantly more challenging. So yes, if anyone has managed to deal with Master Pages I would be grateful to hear about it.
Eero Tuovinen:
My last experience with the program used master pages, yes. It's by no means impossible to use, no more so than the other facets of the program. I can totally believe that if you read the Internet about it you'll see a lot of bitching, but how much of that is going to be from people who don't know how this feature is even supposed to work and therefore complain about perfectly normal functioning that often has good reasons for being the way it is?
If master pages are your main concern and you're not intimidated by the various petty complaints such as the occasionally unreliable text editing properties and the highly counter-intuitive user interface, then I'd say that you shouldn't have any unexpected trouble with the program. I know that we say many sceptical thinks about Scribus, but that has to be taken in context - I wouldn't recommend the program, but that's only in relation to the very expensive professional software that I use routinely myself. Scribus is perfectly usable if you know what you're doing or have the patience to learn, and it's a good choice for occasional, non-professional layout work.
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