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Christopher D. Helmkamp wrote:
> 
> David Major wrote:
> 
> > Is there Linux software of reasonable quality for making web pages and
> > maintaingin sites, as well as doing all the PageMakery and PhotoShopy
> > stuff?
> >
> > Is there any decent page layout software?
> >
> > What breeds of fonts can be used under Linux? TrueType? Postscript?
> > Both?
> 
> Ummm.... this is where Linux goes to its knees.  I am a part-time
> graphic artist and full-time Computer Engineering student, and I have
> been torn on this issue for quite a while.  To me, Linux is the greatest
> thing since sliced bread, but unfortunately, big-time app vendors like
> Adobe have not yet realized the power potential of porting Photoshop and
> Pagemaker (wow, sounds like alliteration) to Linux Workstations.  Linux
> is the best OS I have seen yet -- whoever said the best things in life
> aren't free is wrong -- but as of yet, relying on Linux for graphics
> isn't yet available.  Currently, I run Linux as my main OS, but I keep
> an NT partition so that I can use trusty ole' Adobe apps like Pagemaker
> and Photoshop (of course the damn bugs and sloth-speed of NT curse my
> efforts).  Of course, GIMP is a great graphics project and Tex is the
> best real typesetting language (for plain 'ole books and stuff), but you
> can't really do page layout and severe graphics processing with either
> of them.
> 
> Chris Helmkamp
> hempcamp 'at' udel.edu

Althought Abobe hasn't recognized the power of Linux there is one great
graphic app for Linux/X11 is POV-Ray(Persistance of Vision RayTracer)
and another bonus, its freeware (www.pov-ray.org). Its great for doing
great looking text and graphics for your web pages.

James Atkinson
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