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Subject:Re: Quark & Frame vs. Word From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> To:Michele Davis <michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com> Date:Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:00:42 -0800
Quoting Michele Davis <michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com>:
> I can use Quark 5.0 or Frame 6.0, which are the programs I have, but I
> need to be able to have a way to carry messages between documents (like
> the revision control function or comments in Word.) Ideally I'd like to
> not recreate the wheel---there is a gorgeous layout that could use some
> tweaking with additional master pages in Quark. I hate to have to
> recreate in Frame, but I can't find the above mentioned functionality in
> Quark or Frame.
>
At the risk of sounding as though I have only one subject on this list, I
suggest that you look at OpenOffice.org. It's free, it has version control and
can track changes. Moreover, while not at Quark's level, it's just slightly
below FrameMaker for design work. The only possible drawback is how well you
can import your MS Word document into it; you might not have any troubles, but
you'd have to try it to see.
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Bruce Byfield bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com 604-421.7177
