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In article <1990Jul17.171249.416@ezx.uucp>, jim@ezx.uucp (Jim Littlefield) writes:
> In article <476@amanue.UUCP> jr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) writes:
> >I don't yet have a desktop publishing program, but will probably get one in the
> >next few months.  Based on the reviews I've read so far, I'm inclined toward
> >Quark XPress, though it's a close call.
> >
> 
> It all depends on what type of work you plan on doing. If you are
> looking for laserprinter quality output only then your choice of
> PageMaker and Superpaint are probably ok. However, if you plan on producing
> film from a photo-typesetter and/or considering working in color then I
> would recommend using Quark Xpress and either Illustrator 88 or Freehand
> as the ONLY way to go.
> 
> As far as finding a typesetter who can handle Xpress, if they aren't
> able to provide output from PageMaker AND Xpress then I personally won't
> consider using them. Both products are good but IMHO Xpress provides
> better type control and much better color suuport then PageMaker.
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Jim Littlefield  ==  ...!uunet!ezx!jim  ==  Sunrise Software Systems, Inc.


I was just curious as *why* Quark Xpress is the only way to go.  What
are the "better type control(s)" offered by Quark. Please give some
I don't have much need for those. Please don't include
specific examples. (Don't include color/color separation features-
text rotation either. I agree that if you are going to have it, 
Pagemakers limitation to 90 degree increments is silly - but that
is what I have Illustrator and TypeAlign for)
I own Pagemaker 4.0 and have used the PM programs for almost 4 years
for newletters and books and was curious about Quark Express. I keep
seeing the statements about "better type controls", but no one 
specifies what they are and why they are needed. For example - if
Quark can kern to 1/1000th of em and PM can only kern to 1/100th, 
is that a major difference and why?  
  I am not trying to start a religious war. Just wondering if I 
should get QuarkExpress. If there are feature differences, are 
they features you *have to have* or features that 99% of the time
you don't have a practical use for.
-Paul Hudy <egapmh@ecsvax>