[scribus] My thought so far, on Scribus as a serious contender

[Gregory Pittman]

On 02/27/2018 12:51 PM, Colin wrote:
>> I really should get another monitor and put all the properties windows 
>> on another screen.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> mick
> Hi Mick
> 
> Yes, I did have two screens too, but the MacPro and the 2nd screen both did not survive the move !  In reality the 27” iMac is perfect, it all fits nicely on one screen and with Scribus palettes either side of the main window, there is still room to view a PDF in a narrow window to the side :-)
> 
> Thus far, Scribus is doing a great job and if all goes well it should replace InDesign.  I am a bit scared of the stories I am reading about it slowing down with lots of images - this is a training manual and is stuffed full of images.
> 
> Hope there is a way around that - anyone know if the viewing resolution affects this ??
> 

Viewing resolution does affect it, and you can also temporarily make the
images invisible. With the new image cache, the problem is less an issue
than it used to be.

Greg