Talk:Corel Ventura
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how do i convert ms-dos based ventura document to pdf or prn or ps format????????/
This page is for discussing the article, not how to use Ventura. There are links to support groups from Corel's website www.corel.com. Having said that, you will need to supply a lot more information than this to get a useful reply from anywhere. For example, exactly which version of Ventura was originally used and what version you have now. The latest version of Ventura can print directly to any of these formats. If you don't have Ventura you can load the text file into any DTP or word processor, reformat it, and print to a digital format. hth Shantavira 11:19, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Suggestions for improvement
There are several minor problems with this article: (1) The Wiki entry is "Corel Ventura" (the current name of the product), but discussion begins with "Ventura Publisher." The reader should be alerted to this name change upfront, e.g., "Formerly known as Ventura Publisher, this software application was the first popular..." (2) There are some uncomfortable tense shifts, e.g., "The last version released by Ventura Software Inc. was 4.1.1 in 1993," followed in the very next paragraph by "Ventura Publisher, while it has some text editing..." (3) Considerable space is devoted to older versions, with barely a mention of the latest developments. Although it is significant that Ventura has been around since DOS days, later versions introduced major changes. (4) Although Adobe FrameMaker is a close competitor, there are other products in the same space (e.g., Quark, Pagemaker, etc.) that could be mentioned. Further, a brief comparison to these other products might be useful. (5) There are no links to the Corel corporation (http://www.corel.com) or other (independent) Ventura resources, e.g., Rick Altman's musings on Ventura and other things Corel (http://www.altman.com/graphics/ventura.htm), and the Ventura User Exchange (http://venturalady.com).
- I'd say go for it. Frelke 07:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
- I'd guess that "Altman's musings" above are what's now here. I've added the link. Morenoodles (talk) 06:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Ventura Publisher Screenshot.jpg
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