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A Scribus document consists of a series of objects that are added to a page, and contained within a frame. In addition to the usual cut, copy, and paste functions available in most applications,…

Apart from text, images are probably the most commonly used objects in Scribus or any other layout application. The basics of working with images in Scribus are mostly straightforward, but ther…

More people than ever are using wireless networks as their primary networking
medium. Great programs are available under X11 that give users a graphical
interface to their wireless cards. Both …

As a layout program, Scribus puts objects in frames so that they can be manipulated more easily. Images, drawing primitives, tables — if it is content, Scribus puts it in a color-coded frame, w…

Using OpenGL and GLUT, you can increase the speed of your image
processing by using the power inside your system’s GPU.
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Often you may not necessarily know what kind of
hardware you have—you may have a no-name box from a smaller
company or a used machine. This month, I present the tools you can
use to find out w…

Scribus has mixed reputation among free software users. On the one hand, users are vaguely aware of Scribus as a first-rate application that can hold its own against proprietary counterparts lik…

Most free software accumulates myths. Most people only know about it second hand (if at all), but few are slowed by the fact that they don’t know what they are talking about.
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Some people insist that OpenOffice.org should be called an office application instead of an office suite. The distinction that they are trying to make is that the programs in OpenOffice.org shar…

Ever been working in a VM that is command line only and wished it wasn’t so small? Well, that was how I felt constantly until now. Step on past the break to see how to change the resolution …