Re: how to make a songbook

[Christian McConnell]

The solution is simple: use vector graphics. Added bonus: with an svg, you can tweak the details (spacing, etc.) in Inkscape, really easily.

I do that, then save as an eps, and then put it into Scribus. It's a few steps, to be sure, but I love the results.

Chris McConnell


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Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:49:08 -0800
From: Graham Percival <address@hidden>
To: Father Gordon Gilbert <address@hidden>
Cc: David Kastrup <address@hidden>, address@hidden
Subject: Re: how to make a songbook
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On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 06:20:30AM -0500, Father Gordon Gilbert wrote:
> OOoh!  What should I be looking for?  So far in the OOo document the
> display looks fine.  Even at fairly high magnitude.  My son also made
> a cryptic comment about 300 dpi.  I *am* prepared to give this up as a
> lost cause if it looks ugly, but so far with about 26 songs in my
> book, it looks OK.

If you make a bitmap larger, the quality degrades.  Try printing
out 1 page of your document, then look at it with a magnifying
glass.

** do not rely on looking at the computer screen **

Cheers,
- Graham