RE: InDesign as a FrameMaker substitute?

Subject: RE: InDesign as a FrameMaker substitute?
From: "Nuckols, Kenneth M" <Kenneth -dot- Nuckols -at- mybrighthouse -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:37:53 -0400


David said...

>
> Laurel,
>
> Now, *that* would be techwriter's Nirvana, having marketing types
> "correcting" technical documents, let alone engineers and such who
> just *know* they can write! 8:)
>
> As for InDesign, eventually I think it will get there but I agree it
> isn't there yet for longer docs. I think it is clear, though, that the
> InDesign code base will wind up being the replacement for Frame.
>
> David
>

Hi all,

I'm in an "Adobe shop" and we use Creative Suite 2 for all our
documentation (the decision was made prior to my coming on board). I
enjoy the ease with which we can integrate photos, vector graphics, and
page layout in the suite. I have not yet created any single documents
that are over 30 - 35 pages in length, so I haven't experienced any
"long document" problems with InDesign.

At a previous employer we used Adobe Photoshop and received lots of
literature when Creative Suite came out. If I recall correctly, Adobe
said outright (or at least strongly implied) that InDesign was intended
to combine, merge, supplant, and replace the best elements of Frame and
PageMaker. So I believe David is correct in his assessment that
InDesign will eventually be Adobe's single answer for all document
creation from flyers and CD covers to multi-volume hardbound
encyclopedias and everything in between...

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