Subject: Re: QuarkXpress backend for jade From: "Franck DELAHAYE" <franck.delahaye@xxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 17:44:54 +0100 |
Christof Drescher a écrit : > > Franck DELAHAYE <franck.delahaye@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >Hi, > >I'm looking for a solution to generate a QuarkXpress document from an > >SGML document. > >So, did anybody work on a QuarXpress backend for jade ? > >Or, are there any solution from an existing jade backend ? > > Not that I know of; the most encouraging solution today is to use Jade to > produce TeX and then PDF; I myself am working on a direct PDF backend. This > ensures the quality for professional post-production on printing machines. A The problem is that the formatted document should be editable, and, AFAIK, there are no tools to edit PDF with standard edition level facilities ( edition of tables, text, insertion of graphics...). Do you know such a tool? > conversion to native QXD is, in my opinion, very difficult (since to my > knowledge Quark has not opened its file structure to the public) and not I don't know well Quark and QuarkXpress, but it seems that there is a kind of "interchange format" called something like Xpress Tag (extension of the files is .xtg) developped by a third-party company. > very desirebale, as changes in the later QXD would not reflect in the > SGML/DSSSL documents. In fact, there is no need to store the formatted document changes in the SGML. > Why did you ask? For quality reasons or really for using the QXD lateron? > The choice of QXP has been made because it seems to be the only tool that both enable editing facilities and ensures professional quality for post-production. Especially, it supports PANTONE (TM) colors and nuances, and the insertion of graphics made by other tools with a resolution higher than 2400 dps to enable good quality prints. It seems that there are no other tools that supports both. Do you think there are ? > Christof > Thank you for this help. Franck. DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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