OTOH - on the other hand Thursday, September 15, 20057:16 PMMarta Edie PBmartaedie at mac.com
>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!) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >>> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > >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!) > > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >| The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >| The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
