[WinMac] Re: Re: Mac Desktop Printing [WAS:Re: Incompatibility]

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:30:20 -0500

        Dear Alex,

        Actually, DTP very closely relates to the WinMac list, because many times
problems with apps can cross platforms; or conversely problems with the PC
version of an app don't exist on the Mac (or vice versa).

        I would also venture a guess that the bulk of the subscribers to this list
are involved in graphics &/or prepress, since that (and education) is one
of the two major markets of the MacOS.

        SO... Let's keep up the discussion... The "lurkers" are paying attention -
And hopefully they'll "tickle their keyboards" and chime in!

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 11:57 PM 3/19/99 -0500, Alex wrote:
>>Don't do 'em any favors (insert sardonic grin) with PageMaker. Quark is a
>>better design tool than PageMaker. I was waiting for Adobe's new InDesign
>>before deciding which app would replace PageMaker as our tool of choice for
>>writing our technical manuals.
>>
>>Quark is too buggy, always has been IMHO. If I can't rely on a tool to run
>>more than two or three hours between crashes then I can't count on it under
>>deadline pressure. Don't even get me started on Quark 3.0 and 4.0.
>
>Let's not start another religious war, but I had to point out (In
>"Quack's" defense) that I have had the exact oppsite experience than you
>guys. I've found Pagemaker to crash continually and it lacks high-end
>options that have always been there in Quark.
>
>I am surprised to hear you say that Quark 3 crashed continually. I never
>had so many problems with it. Now 4 is a different story. I went back to
>3.
>
>I completely agree with you on their tech support, it sucks!
>
>But about the only bad thing I can say about Qaurk 3 is that it wants you
>to do things ITS way.
>
>Of course, I don't rate Page Layout programs (or any design software) by
>how stable it is (although that is very important obviously), i first
>look at them from a Designers point of view and if they will do the job
>or not. When I got started in design (way back when) I started making a
>whole magazine in Pagemaker, halfway through I found out that it wouldn't
>do what I wanted it to do, gave Quark a try, finished (redesigned) the
>whole magazine in Quark and have never looked back.
>
>But then again, to each his own. And I will say that I don't think this
>is the list to be comparing Quark against Pagemaker, etc (notice I say
>this at the end, when I've already posted my 2 and 1/2 cents, ohhhh do I
>have no shame? :) seriously though...
>
>Alex Dearden
>pata@doglover.com

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