[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: December PLUG Meeting

David Mandel dmandel at pdxLinux.org
Thu Dec 2 09:53:44 UTC 2010


                            MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

                       The Portland Linux/Unix Group
                                 will meet
                         7 PM Thursday Dec 2, 2010
                                     at
                         Portland State University
                                   in the
                              Fariborz Maseeh
             College of Engineering & Computer Science Building
                              Room FAB 86-01
                       (This is in the basement.)
          The building is on SW 4th across from SW College Street.
       See location H-10 on map at http://pdxLinux.org/campus_map.jpg

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                                Presentation
                       Open Source Desktop Publishing
                                    with
                                  Scribus

                                     by

                             John Jason Jordan

    Scribus is just a few years old, but has already achieved
    most of the features of the expensive commercial desktop
    publishing apps, and a few they don't have. If you need to
    do fliers, brochures, or whole books, Scribus is now the
    preferred tool.

    The presentation will start with a brief introduction to
    some of the terms of desktop publishing, especially how to
    get your computer to produce something that a print shop can
    put on a press. This will include matters such as typography,
    color management, banding and line screens, transparency,
    imposition, and several other issues.

    Then we will spend a few minutes on an overview of Scribus,
    how it is different from word processors, TeX, and advantages
    and disadvantages.  This will include the basic features of
    Scribus, including typographical controls, master pages, render
    frames, PDF forms, PDF export options, scripting, collect for
    output, and lots more. It will also cover how Scribus is the
    end tool in a process that starts with other programs.

    Finally we will reproduce the PLUG flier that was created
    in Scribus.  This will be presented on the screen showing
    the steps and features of Scribus necessary to produce it.
    Each member of the audience will have a paper copy of the
    flier to assist in following the process.

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        Agenda:

            7:00 - 7:30  Business
                 We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects
                 including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings,
                 PLUG's monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for Education,
                 etc.

            7:30 - 8:30  Presentation

                 See above

            9:00 - ...  Beer
                        The Lucky Lab Northwest Beerhall
                        1945 NW Quimby
                        Portland, Oregon

                                        David Mandel
                                        Chief Activist
                                        Portland Linux/Unix Group
                                        560 SE Alexander
                                        Corvallis, Oregon 97333
                                        (541) 730-5285 mobile
                                        dmandel at pdxLinux.org

        P.S.  The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group meets
              every month.
              See http://www.lug.corvallis.or.us/ for details.

        P.S.  The Eugene Linux Users Group meets several times a month.
              See http://www.euglug.org for details.

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David Mandel                        http://www.DavidMandel.com
Portland Linux/Unix Group           http://pdxLinux.org
LinuxFund                           http://LinuxFund.org
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