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Working with Frames and Objects in Scribus

Bruce Byfield — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

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, frames in Scribus share a general set of editing attributes and, so far as possible, the same set of properties. more>>

Working with Images in Scribus

Bruce Byfield — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

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 there are some methods and resources that you might miss, especially at first. more>>

Wi-Fi on the Command Line

Joey Bernard — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:53:50 +0000

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 GNOME and KDE include network management utilities, and a desktop-environment-agnostic utility called wicd also offers great functionality. more>>

Text Frames in Scribus

Bruce Byfield — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:36:45 +0000

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, with eight handles so that you can position it by dragging it around. But of all its frames, the most important -- and probably the most customizable -- is the text frame. more>>

Image Processing with OpenGL and Shaders

George Koharchik — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:02:42 +0000

Using OpenGL and GLUT, you can increase the speed of your image processing by using the power inside your system's GPU. more>>

What Hardware Do I Have?

Joey Bernard — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:11:48 +0000

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 what you have installed. more>>

Navigating and Working in Scribus

Bruce Byfield — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:48:53 +0000

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 like InDesign. more>>

5 Myths About OpenOffice.org / LibreOffice

Bruce Byfield — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0000

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. more>>

OpenOffice.org: Interactions Between Programs

Bruce Byfield — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000

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 share a common code base, instead of being separate programs that are simply bundled together, the way that Microsoft Office's are. more>>

Setting the Resolution in an X-less VM

Gene Liverman — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:17:19 +0000

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 in an X-less install by utilizing uvesafb.

Let’s look at this from two points of view: Ubuntu and Gentoo.

Ubuntu with Grub2: more>>