Hello, this is very general question and is not directly related to the writer, but writer is a "word processor". I have never ever used a "desktop publishing" app. Would you please the basic differences between "word processors" and "desktop publishing" programs? One of them is "Scribus" and the interface is very similar to "word processors".
Thanks.
[Solved] A conceptual question: word processors vs. desktop publishings?
[Solved] A conceptual question: word processors vs. desktop publishings?
Last edited by mtnylmz on Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: A conceptual question: word processors vs. desktop publishings?
It would seem you haven't actually used Scribus. Whilst the interface is similar, using Scribus is a totally different experience from using a word processor.One of them is "Scribus" and the interface is very similar to "word processors".
This page from Scribus Wiki seems to summarise it quite well.
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.Re: A conceptual question: word processors vs. desktop publishings?
I haven't used Scribus, but in the past did use PageMaker and InDesign. Desktop publishing apps offer more variety in complex layout, and can serve as editors. An advanced Word Processor, such as OpenOffice, serves as a powerful text editor and can handle reasonably complex layout.
Since changing from Word to OpenOffice I have not needed to use a desktop publishing application, and have laid out several books of text content and a few illustrated booklets, albeit of simple design.
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Since changing from Word to OpenOffice I have not needed to use a desktop publishing application, and have laid out several books of text content and a few illustrated booklets, albeit of simple design.
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Edit: When using desktop publishing applications, I found it easiest to use a simple word processor to prepare the text files, and then "pour" these into the desktop publishing applications for advanced formatting and layout; at the time I was preparing two matching multi-language illustrated books which I could not have managed at the time using Word. I think now they could be handled using OpenOffice which has more power than Word of the time. |
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