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Subject:Re: Quark Express and FrameMaker From:Bill Burns <BillDB -at- ILE -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:01:53 -0600
> I am trying to convince my company to go for FrameMaker while a graphic
> designer wants Express.
> Has anyone got experience of the two that they would like to share?
>
The two tools are designed for different layout work. What are you going to
do with the application? If you need to create design-intensive materials
(e.g., brochures, magazines), then Quark is probably a better option. It's
design ed for that kind of work. If you need to create technical manuals or
books, then FrameMaker has features that support this process
better--cross-referencing, autogeneration of TOCs and indices, conditional
text.
I haven't used Quark. Most of the folks who I know that are familiar with it
work for weekly newspapers or magazines. I've been using Frame for about 5
years. It does most of what I need, and coupled with WebWorks Publisher or
Acrobat, it can deliver it in multiple forms and versions easily.
Bill Burns - Eccentric Technology Consultant
International Communications Design & Development
billdb -at- ile -dot- com
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