![]() This is something of an impediment, but it is not an uncommon problem. Creating import/export filters is a task far more complex than importing a spreadsheet or simpler word processing file formats.” The developers themselves say, “DTP file formats are very complex internally – probably the most complex on a PC. The first step in DTP is to define the shape and size of your page, along with some common parameters: margins and columns.Īs Scribus cannot import Quark or InDesign documents, it is necessary to set up the pages manually. Well, yes, but in a week or two we’ll be checking it out under Mac OS X. ![]() Not only is Scribus easily capable of even midrange design work, given time it looks like it will be a credible challenger to Adobe InDesign and Quark XPress.Īt present, it is lacking some niceties such as Word file import, Quark import, and Pantone support, but none of these will pose a problem to a designer on a budget. The last place one would expect to find professional-level design applications is in the open-source world, but with a lot of hard work and collaboration, a free, powerful layout application has finally arrived: Scribus.Īdobe has been busily gobbling up as many of Quark’s customers as it can, but it may be facing some competition soon. In the software field, competition is a healthy thing that brings lower prices and more features.īut there’s more. Not only has Adobe ramped-up development of InDesign, but Quark has come back with XPress version 6.5 – and a new entrant has come into the field in the form of MLayout.Īll good news. ![]() In terms of software, these are interesting times for designers. This week The Low End Designer is taking a break from the beloved Macintosh to have a quick squint at what the open-source world of Linux has to offer designers. Another alternative to the big boys of design – and this one is free.
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