[plug] graphics packages

[Craig Ringer]

Alex Polglaze wrote:
> G'day All,
> 
> I have a client who is interested in using Linux, but is in the
> publishing/advertising industry and is currently using Quark, Photoshop 
> and other MS software.
There's nothing good enough for a publishing house I can tell you that. 
the GIMP is a good tool for some stuff but not a photoshop killer, and 
there is _nothing_ even remotely resembling Quark.

Unless they're operating at an amazingly basic level, they're stuck with 
Mac/win+Quark+Photoshop for now. Trust me, I'll post (gleefully) to the 
list as soon as that changes, I track this issue very closely. 
Personally I'd pay $2,000/copy for a DP program that ran under linux if 
it meant I could migrate away from MacOS (this may change if OSX works 
as well as I'm hoping it does in DP - anybody tried it?).

> 
> Question is, Is there anything under Linux that is as good as Quark and
> is a suitable substitute? The same applies to Photoshop.
Quark - no chance in hell.
Photoshop - GIMP does some stuff very well but is no good for print 
because it is very slow with high-res images and it doesn't support CMYK 
separations at all.

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