Welcome everyone!
I am planning to get into DTP and I intend to use Scribus to learn the basics. I wish to buy one of the published manuals as I find video tutorials annoying (I'm too impatient). Now, there are two sound options:
- The Official Scribus Manual (1.3.3.x)
- Scribus 1.3.5: Beginner's Guide
Neither is cheap. The Official... seems more comprehensive, which I like, but as we are approaching (are we not?) the moment when the new stable version is ready, with no backward compatibility (right?), is it really such a good investment? Namely:
1) To what extent will the feature set of 1.3.3.x become obsolete in comparison to 1.3.5? I don't want to spend time learning to do workarounds for things that require but a click in 1.3.5...
2) Can I use The Official... with 1.3.5 without getting confused (Where the hell is this feature? What the hell is that and what does it do?)
3) Is there a second edition of The Official... planned for 1.3.5? I can wait a bit...
or
4) Will there be info on the Scribus website offering updated information for The Official... owners?
Or should I just get - Scribus 1.3.5: Beginner's Guide and play with it and get know-how of equal value? Mind you, I like the idea of a manual being comprehensive - namely tackling DTP in general and describing cooperation with other open source software (gimp, inkscape) and The Official... does that (I have heard...).
What do you suggest?
Thanks.
Wiccer