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Cari--

It's not possible to run 2.x in the background. You can hide (i.e., minimize) it, but you can't run it as a "faceless" process. I'll have more to say about what you can do using the just-announced InDesign CS as soon as I can (but I can't, right now).

It *is* possible to run InDesign on a server using scripting, but its use is limited by the EULA. I find the wording of the EULA confusing, but, essentially, the request for a layout needs to come from inside the business entity that owns the copy of InDesign that's doing the work (and the number of copies of InDesign running at one time cannot exceed the number of licenses). That is, it's probably OK to set up a server on your intranet for laying out your company's business cards, but it's probably not OK to set up a server on the web that lays out your customers' business cards.

We have talked about creating other types of InDesign licenses, but I don't have anything to announce. Note that this is true regardless of the type of development--scripting or SDK--you're doing.

I agree that this is a cool use of InDesign, and I want to make it possible for scripters to use it this way. The graphics server is nice, but it doesn't give you access to all of InDesign's features and typography, as scripting does. The Legal folks are not so sure it's a good idea. We've been arguing about it for three years now....<g>

Thanks,

Ole