Provocative question: Better fork Inkscape than develop Scribus?

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lochi009

Hello,

I've a thougt, that may be understood here as a provocation.

I'm asking myself, if there is a realistic chance to extend Inkscape to a fully equiped TDP-Software,
since a substantial development of Scribus has seemingly stopped for quite a while.

It seems to me, that a lot of the needed functionalities are already implemented in Inkscape anyways.
So it may be easier to extent Inkscape than it is to get Scribus into a modern shape.

What do you think about it?

Kind regards
Lochi009

utnik

or: better fork the e-bike than develop the sailboat?
...depending on your needs one might look more advanced than the other...

i don't think it's best practice to target an all purpose program. but – yes, the vector drawing and editing interface of scribus is very limited in comparison to inkscape.

utnik

AdmFubar

Quote from: lochi009 on June 17, 2022, 05:44:46 PM
Hello,

I've a thougt, that may be understood here as a provocation.

I'm asking myself, if there is a realistic chance to extend Inkscape to a fully equiped TDP-Software,
since a substantial development of Scribus has seemingly stopped for quite a while.

It seems to me, that a lot of the needed functionalities are already implemented in Inkscape anyways.
So it may be easier to extent Inkscape than it is to get Scribus into a modern shape.

What do you think about it?

Kind regards
Lochi009
Sounds like a promising idea. When are you starting?       
Using Scribus 1.5.8 openSUSE 15.4
Advanced hobbyist

Nermander

Is this not the wrong place to ask? You should ask the Inkscape developers.