TatiMitStiftIs there a good alternative for Adobe's InDesign that works on Linux? Since my PC is still broken (and probably won't be fixed, even though the warranty is still going til october), I am thinking about getting rid of Windows.
William Weber Berrutti@t_robinart I'm not familiar with Adobe InDesign, but what about this list?
https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-indesign/?license=opensource
@wwberrutti
Thank you!
I had been looking for lists, but wanted to know if people can share experiences. I hadn't seen a list with products ranked by users though.
Thank you!
I had been looking for lists, but wanted to know if people can share experiences. I hadn't seen a list with products ranked by users though.
DoctorG ♀️🏳️🌈@t_robinart may be Scribus.
Scribus works.
But interchangeability with Adobe files is not guarateed.
But i had the feeling that Linux apps were not made by people doing design and Desktop Publishing. 😞
I like Linux but still have to use Windows.
@DoctorG_1
It certainly feels that way from the outside. I have used G.I.M.P. and inkscape ages ago before I hade the Adobe CS and the differences in available functions are not that huge, if you don't work with them on a pro level. But text formatting seems to be something not many people are into.😕
It certainly feels that way from the outside. I have used G.I.M.P. and inkscape ages ago before I hade the Adobe CS and the differences in available functions are not that huge, if you don't work with them on a pro level. But text formatting seems to be something not many people are into.😕
@t_robinart
["If you don't work on a pro level"]
Yes, that always was my problem.
I had to redo project which was made with Pagemaker or Adobe InDesign.
The workflow in Scribus was not really fast.
I had done some business cards and a folder with Scribus for a friend but as i remember that had caused more work and interaction with his Printery.
@t_robinart GIMP? Mit dem hab ich das Problem mit CMYK-Dateien. Geht irgendwie mit dem Separate-Plugin, aber die Mehrarbeit nervt und der Workflow kostet.
Auch bei GIMP ist die Benutzeroberfläche nicht sonderlich geordnet.
Schade, denn wie bei Libreoffice, welches gut Word & Co ersetzen kann, schaffen es manche Projekte einfach nicht, was bedienbares zu programmieren.
Und ich unterstütze OpenSource auch gern durch Spenden.
Leider ist Linux/-Programme auf dem Desktop immer noch eine Nische mit wenig fianziellen Ressourcen für Entwicklung.
@DoctorG_1
:D
Ich hatte es vor meiner Ausbildung genutzt für so ganz simple Bildbearbeitung. Wie das jetzt nach 10+ Jahren Photoshop funktionieren würde, weiß ich nicht (obwohl ich jetzt auch immer noch nicht wirklich gut in PS bin 😬 ).
Adobe hat einfach den Vorteil schon seit Jahrzehnten mit den Bedürfnissen und Möglichkeiten mitgewachsen zu sein und lange (und ja auch immer noch) das Monopol in dem Bereich und somit die Finanzierung zu haben. Da sehen open source Programme dann alt aus.
:D
Ich hatte es vor meiner Ausbildung genutzt für so ganz simple Bildbearbeitung. Wie das jetzt nach 10+ Jahren Photoshop funktionieren würde, weiß ich nicht (obwohl ich jetzt auch immer noch nicht wirklich gut in PS bin 😬 ).
Adobe hat einfach den Vorteil schon seit Jahrzehnten mit den Bedürfnissen und Möglichkeiten mitgewachsen zu sein und lange (und ja auch immer noch) das Monopol in dem Bereich und somit die Finanzierung zu haben. Da sehen open source Programme dann alt aus.
I'm so sorry!@t_robinart Keine Ursache 😉
David Gerard@DoctorG_1 @t_robinart Scribus is extremely complex for people who need fully detailed professional print preparation.
It's a substitute for InDesign if you have the time to learn a whole new app.
Steve Hammond✒️ 📚🔭📹 🏴@t_robinart
Another vote for Scribus. I've used this to create real books. Reminds me more of the old Quark XPress than InDesign. It's certainly capable enough.
Another vote for Scribus. I've used this to create real books. Reminds me more of the old Quark XPress than InDesign. It's certainly capable enough.
@snap2grid
Thank you!
Ooooo, interesting! Does Scribus have something like pragraph styles? I use them so much and don't know how to work without them (for books, that is).
Thank you!
Ooooo, interesting! Does Scribus have something like pragraph styles? I use them so much and don't know how to work without them (for books, that is).
@t_robinart
It does! All the expected things. Bit fiddly to specify, I think, but also has a tool to edit text seperately as well as in-place.
It does! All the expected things. Bit fiddly to specify, I think, but also has a tool to edit text seperately as well as in-place.
yay! I'll give it a try as soon as I have a working pc again.@snap2grid
Also, thank you! <3
Also, thank you! <3
Giuseppe Bilotta@t_robinart @snap2grid hello, another vote for Scribus and yes, it absolutely has paragraph styles, I use them extensively for the SPHERIC Newsletter. If you want to see it in action, https://www.spheric-sph.org/newsletters the last few issues were created in Scribus.
@giuseppebilotta
Thank you so much! That is so great to hear/read.
Thank you so much! That is so great to hear/read.
Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱@t_robinart Another vote for #Scribus! There's pretty good documentation online for it, too. Last time I used Indesign was more than 15 years ago, so I couldn't tell you how they compare.
@bammerlaan
Thank you!
All these comments make me so hopeful, because I'd love to get away from windows, but Adobe (and maybe one or two video games) is the only thing holding me back. 🥲
Thank you!
All these comments make me so hopeful, because I'd love to get away from windows, but Adobe (and maybe one or two video games) is the only thing holding me back. 🥲