> I've found some interesting info on the upcoming quark > 7 > > http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1759,1766264,00.asp > > > jozsefmak
Fine! At first glance, Quark seems to implement some features scribus already has (or will have as soon as 1.4 is out -- I'm waiting with baited breath ...). To be honest, I don't think scribus developers should look at Quark anymore as an example. InDesign is state of the art today, and as much as I dislike proprietary software, it's great. In my view, scribus should be able to offer an alternative to InDesign without simply "copying" its features. Unfortunately, matching InDesign's features and reliability won't be enough to compete with Adobe's offerings. GIMP and Inkscape are marching at an impressive pace, but when it comes to printing, they are useless without scribus and/or Photoshop and Acrobat. As much as I admire the progress of FOSS, there are still lots of pieces to add to a seamless Open Source publishing workflow (think about job tickets, software like pitstop etc.) Back to parent: QuarkXPress is dead in the water. For those who have suffered from Quark in the past (a lot of people), this might be final justice, but after Adobe buying out Macromedia, the publishing community has to deal with a new monopoly. My apologies for the rant. Christoph
