[Scribus] Win32 port

[Henry Hartley]

On Mon, 28 March 2005 at 10:44 AM Paul said:
>> 
>> > I agree with you that the best route would be for this to NOT
>> > require any other installations like alternative printing
>> > systems, etc.  
>> 
>> I find it rather upsetting that this attitude even exists. Part of
>> the fun of growing up with computers was the diversity out there.
>> If one product was better than another, then the other product was
>> used. It's still there with Linux and BSD folks, and to some extent
>> with OSX users, but not under Windows. It's like all Win32 users
>> have had a brain transplant with something accepted only at Redmond
>> Terraces.

I agree with you completely on this.  I try to remind myself that many
of these people are not necessarily using computers because they like
computers but because they have to.  Computers are part of the reality
for most office workers but it's not really what they enjoy,
particularly.  I like to tinker and to try new things, make things work
better, etc.  Not everyone is that way.  For them, the words "fun" and
"computer" are rarely, if ever, used in the same sentence.

On the other hand, I've got a friend (of my parents' generation) whose
Windows 98 computer was not up to her needs.  I suggested that we
install Linux on it as the hardware would be perfectly adequate and
she'd really rather not have to buy another computer yet.  She's willing
to give it a try.  When it comes to web and email, I already had her
using a Mozilla based browser and mail client.  After I showed her
OpenOffice, she thought that would work fine for her.  But, she has her
books, including her late husband's estate information, in Quick Books
and cannot afford to not be able to get to that.  I've just set up a
machine for her to try with GnuCash and if it works, she'll be free of
Microsoft for good.  If not, I'll try running Quick Books in Wine but
don't know how well that will work.  In any case, she's a bit worried
about not having what she is familiar with.  Without a lot of
hand-holding, she'd never have the nerve.

>> I'm currently looking into using Win32 API for the printing. It's
>> not nice. Not nice at all.

No, I don't suppose it is.  But I'm grateful to you for making the
effort.

-- 
Henry