Is there a good alternative for Adobe's InDesign that works on Linux?

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

Is 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.

#adobe #indesign #askfedi #linux #linuxmint

[wwberrutti@ohai.social]

@t_robinart I'm not familiar with Adobe InDesign, but what about this list?

https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-indesign/?license=opensource

[doctorg_1@social.vivaldi.net]

@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.

#Linux #DesktopPublishing #Adobe

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@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.

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@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.😕

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@DoctorG_1
I forgot to say thank you! I'm so sorry!

[doctorg_1@social.vivaldi.net]

@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.

[doctorg_1@social.vivaldi.net]

@t_robinart Keine Ursache 😉

[doctorg_1@social.vivaldi.net]

@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.

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@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.

[mkj@social.mkj.earth]

@t_robinart Scribus can be a bit clunky (definitely not the most refined UI I've ever seen) but if you don't need the most advanced features might actually be worth a look for a desktop publishing tool. I have personally made everything from Christmas cards to club membership magazines using it and it's certainly *usable*.

#Linux

[snap2grid@mastodon.social]

@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.

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@mkj
Thank you!
"and it's certainly *usable*." sounds like a subtle insult :D

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@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).

[snap2grid@mastodon.social]

@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.

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@snap2grid
yay! I'll give it a try as soon as I have a working pc again.

[t_robinart@mastodon.art]

@snap2grid
Also, thank you! <3