More on InDesign VS Frame

[Thomas Eagles <tekwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Dov Isaacs <isaacs@Adobe.COM>
> Subject: Re: FrameMaker vs InDesign

> (1) Both FrameMaker and InDesign (starting with InDesign
> 2.0x) can handle "long" documents. However, some features
> in FrameMaker, such as those associated with
> autonumbering and variables, certainly would make
> FrameMaker a better choice in many instances.

True. I wonder, though, how long it will be before InDesign has the plug-ins to make it do everything FrameMaker does now, plus all that it already does better than FrameMaker (typography, etc)? Then, eventually, FrameMaker will become a 2nd class citizen in the long document field. Or will it... ?
 
> (3) InDesign definitely has a tremendous edge in terms of
> graphics tools compared to FrameMaker.  <snip> For
> FrameMaker documents, "serious" vector graphics 
> artwork really needs to be prepared in programs such as
> Illustrator and imported into FrameMaker as EPS (or
> possibly PDF).

Yes, but why *wouldn't* you just use Illustrator/Photoshop when you want to edit or create graphics? InDesign has limited tools in this area, and if you want the whole 9 yards, you need Illustrator and Photoshop anyway. Or Freehand. Just a thought...

TTFN.

Tom


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