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Re: Quark?

Rhea Tolman wrote:
Does anyone know first-hand if Quark is a
> plausible alternative to Frame?

I used Quark Xpress 3.3 extensively during my internship last year (4.0 is
currently on the market). Quark is equivalent to PageMaker - it's a page
layout tool, and doesn't really give you the precise tagging control that
FrameMaker does. It also doesn't have a auto TOC and indexing feature like
Frame.

Also, I believe that it's templates are not as rich. Ordering pages can be
difficult, too.

As far as stability: I had a lot of trouble with a 12-page newsletter (full
of graphics, colors, shapes, et cetera). Part of that was the machine I
used, and part was the program.

Overall, Quark is not a viable alternative to Frame.

Jeff Hanvey
Memphis, TN
www.geocities.com/jewahe
"The worst is not, so long as we can say 'This is the worst.'"  (King Lear)
----- Original Message -----

From: Rhea Tolman <rhea@omsys.com>
To: <framers@omsys.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:51 PM
Subject: Quark?


> I'm listening to all this speculation about alternative to
> Frame, and speculating right along with you.  I've used and
> loved Frame since '92, but like y'all, I see the writing on
> the wall. Here's my question:
>
> How about Quark? I've never used it, but I hear they're
> moving towards XML import/export, which seems like the right
> direction to me. It would be handy for Tech Pubs to be using
> the same software that our graphic designers use on our
> collateral. Does anyone know first-hand if Quark is a
> plausible alternative to Frame?
>
> Thanks for any and all info...
>
> Rhea Tolman
> Lead Technical Writer
> B-Bop Associates, Inc.   "The XML Platform Company"
> www.b-bop.com
>
>
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