Newspaper in CorelDRAW
I suspect it often surprises other CorelDRAW users (and Corel themselves) to see how the product is used in the real world.
Can CorelDRAW be used to design all components for a newspaper? We all know it can. Can it be used for layout also? Some shudder to think this, since CorelDRAW wasn't intended for it. But, I've learned that CorelDRAW is used in many ways that no one expects, until you see the production results in your hands.
I hope that some simple features are added to CorelDRAW to make it even easier to do layout such as this, such as auto page numbering, headers & footers etc. Not ground-breaking by any means, just basic functions.
CorelDRAW is such a pleasant working environment, that users will put up with various inconveniences and missing functions just to stay there. It truly is a Swiss army knife of graphics. Combined with PHOTO-PAINT, and the knowledge of how to use both, you have some extremely powerful tools at your disposal.
Watch the attached video. Keep something very important in mind: I know that over a million dollars in revenue was earned by someone using CorelDRAW in this exact capacity. If you, or a skeptical Adobe fan thinks CorelDRAW is a just a toy, or after 20 years of development that's it's still not ready for prime-time? Perhaps several dump-truck loads of physically produced items piled high in your back yard would change your mind.
Signs, t-shirts, promotional items, print projects, things cut out of steel, art engraved into solid granite...and yes, even newspapers. CorelDRAW is the nucleus of it all.
draw-paper.zip
Can CorelDRAW be used to design all components for a newspaper? We all know it can. Can it be used for layout also? Some shudder to think this, since CorelDRAW wasn't intended for it. But, I've learned that CorelDRAW is used in many ways that no one expects, until you see the production results in your hands.
I hope that some simple features are added to CorelDRAW to make it even easier to do layout such as this, such as auto page numbering, headers & footers etc. Not ground-breaking by any means, just basic functions.
CorelDRAW is such a pleasant working environment, that users will put up with various inconveniences and missing functions just to stay there. It truly is a Swiss army knife of graphics. Combined with PHOTO-PAINT, and the knowledge of how to use both, you have some extremely powerful tools at your disposal.
Watch the attached video. Keep something very important in mind: I know that over a million dollars in revenue was earned by someone using CorelDRAW in this exact capacity. If you, or a skeptical Adobe fan thinks CorelDRAW is a just a toy, or after 20 years of development that's it's still not ready for prime-time? Perhaps several dump-truck loads of physically produced items piled high in your back yard would change your mind.
Signs, t-shirts, promotional items, print projects, things cut out of steel, art engraved into solid granite...and yes, even newspapers. CorelDRAW is the nucleus of it all.
draw-paper.zip
posted by Jeff Harrison at
2:20 PM
3 Comments:
You are so correct Jeff. I remember back about version 3 actually talking to someone at Corel and asking for a Dictionary, I was asked, why would we want a Dictionary- so I went on to say how we had something from Borland that stayed in memory and would beep if it didn't recognize a word and how the most beautiful artwork was garbage with one little spelling error. He said what about the performance penalty and I said so what my next computer will make up for it. I wanted and still want that type of application that handles it all. Happy to say Corel obliged me with a dictionary not long after that. Unhappy to say they've pushed things like Ventura instead of incorporating in Corel.
This is why a few months ago I was asking about the possibility of something allowing Corel to place pdf's somewhat dumb but that would place as accurate as Adobe - or open as vector if requirements dictate knowing there may be changes.
Now going one step beyond - I am going to suggest they offer it in Linux if at all possible - why Linux when they got burned on Linux before - well because it wasn't ready for prime time then and I don't think Corel Draw was actually available in Linux then.
Now however with large hard drives I'm going to suggest you partition a couple hundred megs and add Linux.
How.
1st with Clonezilla.org to back up your drive - a free Linux based Ghost tool. Use Http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc for instructions.
2nd with Ubuntu 64 bit but not just any edition get a full media suite at www.ultimateEdition.info
Why
To get a complete suite of office software and some graphics stuff you won't find in the Windows world, possibly 10,000 auto updating programs. Not just the operating system.
Need a server - see why 85% of the internet runs on Linux - try www.contribs.org for a ready to go SME server
Virtually no viruses because the programs in the main depositories are Virus checked and any time a program is added you must provide your password to allow access. In fact if you are having troubles getting a virus off Windows boot up the Linux and use it to clean your Windows partition with Clam Anti-virus a open source addition!
Can't get a postscript driver for Windows Vista - no problem - with a ppd you've got it in Linux. Printer isn't Postscript - chances are you can emulate in Linux with Ghostscript.
Where could Corel benefit? By providing software with licences for items like Pantone color matching etc. that keeps it commercial.
See http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/
Ken
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Hi Ken,
Thanks for detailed comments.
I looked at Linux for the first time perhaps 5 only months back, a nerd friend gave me the Knoppix distro.
My first impression was quite positive, it loaded off the CD quite fast, and detected all my hardware correctly (true, it's all a bit older).
I poked around and liked what I saw. It felt like..."Here's an OS that isn't insulting my intelligence".
The only main bummer was that I couldn't figure how to get 1280x1024 at a reasonable refresh rate. I was stuck with 1024x768 at 60HZ which is hard to look at on a large CRT.
Anyway, I'd like see Draw work in Windows, but perhaps insulate themselves from external MS code that may go wrong for whatever reason.
I guess I've been looking at Linux a bit longer - SME server (used to be e-smith) was my 3rd attempt at a Linux server about 5 years ago. And the only one dumb enough for me to make work :)
SME provides a file server for PC or Mac, Web Server, FTP server, Email server, built in RAID support, DAR backup to workstation or USB disk. But there are no half measures - it formats your disk and you answer a dozen questions and its running. After which you can locally log in via https://192.168.0.1/server_manager using admin and your password and use web configuration for users etc.
Ubuntu is the workstation equal to SME server (dumb enough for me to use:)- try the link I mentioned and your monitor should also work at its highest resolution - at least it does for me. Its also there as 32 bit.
I've had it on my laptop as dual boot for a month and haven't found a reason to use Windows On another home desk unit I did dual boot to Windows to copy some 8 mm tapes to DVD via an older USB device with no Linux drivers. For home use though generally everything is more reliable under Linux.
Mind you at work I'm looking to upgrade computers and pre-purchased Windows 7 Pro for the $100.00 U.S. special. However the hard disks are so large now I'm going to slip in a dual boot to Linux as well and its all going to be backed up using Clonezilla to a external USB disk.
Incidentally I also back up my external Fiery for Docucolor with Clonezilla so instead of having to re-install and loose configuration settings its all back in 30 minutes.
Ken
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