[TriLUG] Kitschy sort of question: Greeting Cards

[Scott G. Hall]

On 14-Mar-2005 13:56 EST, Brian Henning wrote:
> Has anyone used any software in Linux to create your basic run-of-the-mill
> greeting card?  You know the sort of thing, you print it out and then fold
> it twice..  The layout probably wouldn't be too hard to achieve in Oo.o,
> but I figured I'd inquire if there are any little programs written
> particularly for that purpose.

I to would be interested, if anybody knows of one.  By my wife's needs are
a little more:
- it needs to handle half-fold and quarter-fold
- it needs to handle 2-to-a-page half-fold
- it needs to handle notecard, postcard and business card stock
- it needs to make it easy to print on both sides, but by giving clear
     instructions on how to reinsert the stock for the other side
- it needs to handle graphics and text well, including underlaying multiple
     pictures and clipart graphics, with cropping and resizing capabilities
     and fancy font handling (bending, rotating, effects)
-- basically the specs for Print Shop or PrintMaster.

What I envision is a template set with macros for Open Office, since OO Text
handles most of the above already.

Also, similarly, anybody know where I can get an "Avery Wizard" for OO?
Besides card stock, I would like to do labels too.  I've had to resort to
running Avery Wizard in MS-Word first, putting generic stuff in, then
saving the template for OO use.  (Lately I discovered pre-made templates
on the Avery website for download -- but there are a lot of them)  The
trouble is, importing a data file for each label is not automatic this
way.  OO's mail-merge wants to generate a new page for each record of data.

-- 
Scott G. Hall
Raleigh, NC, USA
ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net