Anyone tried cloning Microsoft Publisher?

[krwudtke]

I'm not sure how this all works yet. I just stumbled on the project in a video and came to check it out. The first thing that came to mind is Microsoft Publisher.
Since Microsoft killed Publisher this month, has anyone tried running it through REA in an attempt to clone it?

[jjcausey]

I am working on it, based on my still working copy of publiser 2013. It is currently HTML based. it's not on hithub yet

What works:

• Open, Close, Edit and Convert .pub files using code from pubwork.
• Layout: text boxes, pictures with cropping, shapes and tables, plus rotating, grouping, locking, layering and aligning.
• Text: linked boxes that flow text from one to the next with a red marker when it overflows, columns, paragraph styles, hyphenation and ligatures.
• Pages: master pages with automatic page numbers, margin and baseline guides, rulers, snapping, and a scratch area off the page.
• Design: color and font schemes, plus starter layouts for a flyer, newsletter and bulletin.
• Mail merge: import a CSV, preview each record, and print them all.
• Printing: booklet page order, crop marks and bleed; you get a PDF by choosing "Save as PDF" in the print window.
• Files: saves as .folio files with pictures included, autosaves in the browser, and has undo and redo.

Not in Folio yet:

• Opening or saving .pub files, so keep Publisher 2013 for your existing ones
• Text wrapping around pictures or shapes
• Vertical text alignment inside a box
• Catalog merge
• WordArt
• Publisher's template library
• Pantone color matching and commercial print color separations
• Layout: text boxes, pictures with cropping, shapes and tables, plus rotating, grouping, locking, layering and aligning.
• Text: linked boxes that flow text from one to the next with a red marker when it overflows, columns, paragraph styles, hyphenation and ligatures.
• Pages: master pages with automatic page numbers, margin and baseline guides, rulers, snapping, and a scratch area off the page.
• Design: color and font schemes, plus starter layouts for a flyer, newsletter and bulletin.
• Mail merge: import a CSV, preview each record, and print them all.
• Printing: booklet page order, crop marks and bleed; you get a PDF by choosing "Save as PDF" in the print window.
• Files: saves as .folio files with pictures included, autosaves in the browser, and has undo and redo.

Not in Folio yet:

• Text wrapping around pictures or shapes
• Vertical text alignment inside a box
• Catalog merge
• WordArt
• Publisher's template library
• Pantone color matching and commercial print color separations

[krwudtke]

Does it have to be a completely working copy? I copied the EXE for the MS365 version. I don't know what changed since the 2013 version.

[jjcausey]

Nothing much has changed. The menus rearanged a little for no good reason.

[viberg220-dev]

Check https://getartcraft.com/apps They have wordcraft and Gridcraft so they may get some others sooner or later

[krwudtke]

Those are on my list to look at.

[jjcausey]

I sent you both an invite. I am keeping it private for now,