Need An Open Source Solution That Does DTP Like MS Publisher Does

PasturesNew

I'm looking for some good free software that performs DTP functions, just like MS Publisher would. I plan to use it to produce some 1-2-4 page newsletters (in the first instance) that I'd then print out to PDF.

I could do it in Word, but I am looking for the "flow between sections" type of functionality you get in DTP, where an article would flow through columns, or across pages and round images/etc to fit. So this request is specifically for: DTP software like MS Publisher that is open source.

I'm using OpenOffice, it's a shame they don't have an equivalent.

So, rather than spending a week googling and downloading/installing a whole bunch of poo solutions, I thought I'd ask you lot

Cheers

seedyh

http://www.scribus.net/ ?

PasturesNew

seedyh wrote: »

http://www.scribus.net/ ?

Cheers, I'll give that one a go

I don't want to do anything complex .... I'm not a design/layout/creative person, but I do just want that "Newsletter" look/feel.

Atasas

http://why.openoffice.org/why_great.html
very similar performance as M$ O.

BillScarab

Atasas wrote: »

http://why.openoffice.org/why_great.html
very similar performance as M$ O.

But OpenOffice doesn't have an equivalent to Publisher.

The only one I'm aware of is Scribus as mentioned above.

OP You could download the Office 2010 Beta which includes Publiser and is free. Bear in mind it's a beta so there may be bugs (although lots of people are using it) and the license expires in October 2010.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx

Reggie_Rebel

Depending on what you need to do Open Office Draw may be worth a look.

Or Serif Page Plus might be better

Atasas

Reggie_Rebel wrote: »

Depending on what you need to do Open Office Draw may be worth a look

every single feature on M$O, that I've use is on OO + many more
OO Beta buggy?- dont think so!:cool: been using beta's and stable releases for 4 years now- not a single issue!:money: totally free too!:T

busenbust

Office 2010 Beta (with Publisher included) is still available; fully-functioning but with an expiry date (October 2010 I think).

BillScarab

Atasas wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Rebel
Depending on what you need to do Open Office Draw may be worth a look

every single feature on M$O, that I've use is on OO + many more
OO Beta buggy?- dont think so!:cool: been using beta's and stable releases for 4 years now- not a single issue!:money: totally free too!:T

Draw is a vector graphics program similar to Visio. To the best of my knowledge there is no equivalent of Publisher within OpenOffice.

OpenOffice is good but it doesn't include the same functionality as MS Office.

Where did anyone claim that OpenOffice beta was buggy?