#SCRIBUS THE OFFICIAL MANUAL SOFTWARE#

(Some people still have to be persuaded into using OpenSource…) The design was then rebuilt using Scribus. Here you can find the cover, originally designed in InDesign 🙂 by Hans Hollestelle from Kampen Of course the layout will be done in Scribus version 1.4.4. Which is used both in OpenOffice and LibreOffice. Soon there will be a next new title dealing with the advanced use of formulas & functions in Calc, So now we have two titles on sale in the Dutch language: Due to some complaining German speaking guys at a Linux ralley somewhere in the Netherlands, this title was quickly edited to serve LibreOffice 4.x users as well.

Reporter: Gerrit Bruijnes ( ) | Date: 2015 | Scribus Version: v1.4.4Īfter producing a book on ‘how to produce and publish your own book using Scribus’, I had taken up the task of writing a book on OpenOffice 4.x. It was a nice surprise to learn that you can edit a photo directly in the layout and it beautifully opens in GIMP. First time I used Scribus it took less than 1/3 of the time I used to spend on layout, editing photos etc. Again, anyone in the group can download Scribus, use it and continue the production. Maybe there is a difference (of course in exchanging files with users of other software) – anyway we find it very hard to justify the high cost of the commercial softwares. Then we found Scribus which as we see it offers the same solution and features as the commercial software.

We did look at the commercial softwares but the costs was far to high.

#SCRIBUS THE OFFICIAL MANUAL SOFTWARE#

I have researched for better solutions, software which are easier and more accurate to work with. LibreOffice is a great text editor however not the best for layout of 10-12 pages or more (and it is growing). I am the layouter and until now I have made it with LibreOffice because if there were changes in the group, anyone can download, use and continue the production of the magazine. We are a small group in a non-profit organization (DanChurchSocial) who are making an internal magazine.

Scribus the official manual