Comments on: QuarkXPress 8.0 First Look http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/ The Authority for News & Opinion on the War of the Desktop Publishing Giants QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Eugene http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-67399 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:57:16 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-67399 Nice article. Thanks. :) Eugene Nice article. Thanks. :) Eugene

]]> by: Ryan http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-66594 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:04:57 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-66594 I think it's rather sad for Quark. I'm not saying XPress is bad or anything, but I sure don't see the support for it. I enjoy getting nearly-free training online like at Lynda.com or TotalTraining.com but here's a funny thing.... Lynda hasn't released an "essential" training for quark since Version 6 and Total Training released nothing at all. However, InDesign has seen much more support in online training, at least for me. Just like Bill said in the previous post, if I can't learn it, why should I bother buying Quark over InDesign that I already know how to use (from online training)? QuarkXPress 8 looks too much like a visual update, rather than a functional one, but I really have not used it all that much compared with XPress 7 with our school's graphic department. I agree, Quark had better step up their game to stay on the top... Many of my teachers say "Getting to the top may be easy, but staying there is certainly much harder." I think it’s rather sad for Quark. I’m not saying XPress is bad or anything, but I sure don’t see the support for it.

I enjoy getting nearly-free training online like at Lynda.com or TotalTraining.com but here’s a funny thing…. Lynda hasn’t released an “essential” training for quark since Version 6 and Total Training released nothing at all. However, InDesign has seen much more support in online training, at least for me.

Just like Bill said in the previous post, if I can’t learn it, why should I bother buying Quark over InDesign that I already know how to use (from online training)?

QuarkXPress 8 looks too much like a visual update, rather than a functional one, but I really have not used it all that much compared with XPress 7 with our school’s graphic department.

I agree, Quark had better step up their game to stay on the top…

Many of my teachers say “Getting to the top may be easy, but staying there is certainly much harder.”

]]> by: Bill http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-65669 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:11:41 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-65669 I have just briefly played with the demo. I'd say XPress 8 is most definitely a step in the right direction, but not it's not enough to make me abandon InDesign. Why does Quark not see the value in a dedicated Links Palette? I don't want to go to a menu and call up a dialogue box simply to check the status of my links. This is one of about 4 or 5 things that leave me shaking my head. Also, Quark need to GIVE XPress 8 away to Colleges if they want any hope of making up the ground that they've lost. Make it easy for schools to teach XPress again... If all of the new grads only know InDesign, what software do you think that they are going to buy? I have just briefly played with the demo. I’d say XPress 8 is most definitely a step in the right direction, but not it’s not enough to make me abandon InDesign.

Why does Quark not see the value in a dedicated Links Palette? I don’t want to go to a menu and call up a dialogue box simply to check the status of my links. This is one of about 4 or 5 things that leave me shaking my head.

Also, Quark need to GIVE XPress 8 away to Colleges if they want any hope of making up the ground that they’ve lost. Make it easy for schools to teach XPress again… If all of the new grads only know InDesign, what software do you think that they are going to buy?

]]> by: mjenius http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-62117 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:18:27 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-62117 I'll have to try out Quark 8. Hope they fixed three things that always baffled me on Quark 7. 1. Why does it paste objects on the page above the one that I'm actually working on? 2. What is up with align tool? 3. When importing pictures, why does it reset the file location after two imports? (is it a preference I can change?) I’ll have to try out Quark 8. Hope they fixed three things that always baffled me on Quark 7.

1. Why does it paste objects on the page above the one that I’m actually working on?
2. What is up with align tool?
3. When importing pictures, why does it reset the file location after two imports? (is it a preference I can change?)

]]> by: Gifted http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-61009 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:55:44 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-61009 A stunning update I am very impressed with the improvements, actually makes using Quark a fun process. A stunning update I am very impressed with the improvements, actually makes using Quark a fun process.

]]> by: mjenius http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-56565 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:18:06 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2008/quarkxpress-80-first-look/#comment-56565 Glad to see that Quark is addressing the issue that they are actually competing against the whole Creative Suite and not just InDesign. Even some of the best Quark designers I know would be crippled if you took away photoshop and illustrator. Glad to see that Quark is addressing the issue that they are actually competing against the whole Creative Suite and not just InDesign. Even some of the best Quark designers I know would be crippled if you took away photoshop and illustrator.

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