[naderby]

It saddens me to hear that Quark has bought A Lowly Apprentice Production Inc. (ALAP).

Why? Because ALAP make really great software for InDesign. For me, Imposer Pro is indispensable.

I think it's a given that Quark will stop the production of InDesign tools. After all, I think they are running scared at the moment that InDesign will shrink their business.

http://www.macminute.com/2005/12/14/quark-alap/

[th3ph17]

it may be a good business model for Quark to sell things to Adobe users.

[production_coordinator]

IMHO, I think Quark woke up over the last two years. Quark 5 almost killed the company. Quark 6 was bad, 6.1 was usable and now we are back to where 4.1 was with 6.5.

I think Quark 7 looks interesting from everything I've seen.

[art_director]

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

I think Quark 7 looks interesting from everything I've seen.

think it will work properly or will we be taking steps backward again?

[digital_dreamer]

Originally Posted by art_director

think it will work properly or will we be taking steps backward again?

I'm not holding my breath, that's for sure.

As far as I'm concerned, 6.5 isn't good enough for the production department. I have 6.5 on only two systems and that's as far as it'll go. The inability to import certain PDFs; the highlighting artifacts; if a link is broken, double-clicking on the image provides no useable information (You must select the image and open Usage); font activation and reflow of text takes way too long just for a stinkin' one-page broadsheet document; printer selection via Print Styles doesn't work (like ID); images still look like crap; Preview Resolution->Full.. only works on a per-image basis, and if you want them all off, guess what?!, and the list goes on...

I plan on moving the department to ID by summer, simply because ID works now. There are no show stoppers and stupid work-arounds.

Frankly, I can build a page faster in QuarkXPress, because I've worked in it since it was v2.1. But, ID is more powerful, offers more control, and I can build better looking documents in it.

regards,
MAJ