Oho, now I also do understand!!  For me, though, those ads only 
translate into $ signs . And Rob, your use of PM always confuses me, 
pagemaker is my  second thought.  First comes to mind that you don't 
start working until the sun gets past the high meridian. There is 
another abbr. one of the two JFs uses . I still haven't figured out all 
its BigOs in it, and it isn't tires!  It is something like  OTOH or 
similar. One day I shall consult Webopedia and find out or you all may 
spare me the extra search.
Marta
On Sep 15, 2005, at 12:42, Rob Kersting wrote:

> NOW I understand.
>
> But, being a PM user, what exactly is an error-free postscript file?
>
> Just joking..
>
> Personally, Dan, I prfefer the ads with the girls in them. You should 
> get Photos By Yono back in the magazine...
>
> rob
>
> Dan Crutcher wrote:
>
>> Oh, Marta, don't ever say that (about those flashy full page ads).  
>> They are, indeed, our bread and butter, and our peanut butter and  
>> jelly . . . and the reason why we only charge $18 for a year's  
>> subscription. If nothing else, try to appreciate them for their  
>> layout, photography and other esthetic values.
>>
>> As for Quark/Pagemaker, about 10 years ago our printer insisted that  
>> we make the move from Pagemaker to Quark. Quark was much more  
>> advanced in its ability to produce error-free Postscript files,  
>> handle trapping (the art of turning a grid of dots into a clean- 
>> looking dividing line where two different colors meet on a page) and  
>> do several other behind-the-scenes processes that allowed printers to 
>>  handle digital files efficiently.
>>
>> Quark quickly became the dominant page layout program for magazines,  
>> ad agencies and most of the publishing world. Now, Adobe InDesign  
>> appears to be headed towards that same dominance, partly because  
>> Quark was slow to upgrade to a usable OS X version, and because of  
>> InDesign's built-in compatibility with other Adobe programs like  
>> Acrobat, Distiller, Photoshop and Illustrator. Our October issue will 
>>  be the first that we've designed completely in InDesign. If all goes 
>>  well, it  will be our design platform for the foreseeable future.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>> I am always amazed when I read Dan Crutcher, and then, when I see  
>>> the Louisville Magazine I say to myself : How did they ever do  
>>> this?  ( Of course i could do without what is their bread and  
>>> butter, those flashy  full page ads!)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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