Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 22:53:28 -0700 From: Ted Gould <ted@...11...> To: Inkscape Devel List inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Linux Format Article
I finally got a copy of Linux Format issue 56, which is the one that has an article on Inkscape. I think this may be our first 'print' article.
You might not like me much for telling you this right after you bought issue 56 but issue 57 has a comparison of various Vector Graphics software incuding Inkscape and another Inkscape tutorial. At ~12 Euro I am again unlikely to buy the magazine (although I am selling some old things today so if I get a good price I might just further impovrish myself for the benefit of Inkscape) the Slackware and KDE software on the coverdisks act as a further disincentive.
In my joural I mention the review of Inkscape http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/diary.html?start=67 Inkscape got 8/10, as did OpenOffice.org Draw. OODraw has PDF export so it was counted against Inkscape but they do mention using Scribus instead. Given that Inkscape already supports gnome-print (and thus has PDF support) already it would be a really big help if someone tested it and the release notes made it clear that distributors should use and include the extras if at all possible.
It annoys me no end that these reviewers do not contact the development team and provide direct feedback, but I guess if you want to cater to the market you have to hunt down the reviews and address their complaints to get better reviews in future. I'm going to write to the editors and ask them to provide direct feedback.
I really do not know much more detail than that so dont ask. If I get a chance to read more of the article I'll post again.
Sincerely
Alan Horkan http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/ http://advogato.org/proj/Inkscape/