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MikeW

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  1. To illustrate the use of VP's paragraph tool in selecting non-contiguous paragraphs in order to change the style used...
  2. I still use VP a few times a year. But I still haven't forgiven Corel for killing it off when at least all it needed was an update to its text engine to handle OpenType fonts and to properly install as the OS updates dictate (but one can get it to run on Win10). Funny, I just mentioned VP's paragraph text tool--and the no-break attribute the other day. The paragraph tool does make a big difference if one is formatting in VP.
  3. Pretty much, modern Latin fonts (OTF or TTF) do not make use of the only references in those links that affect justification--the JSTF (the justification table) and the OT feature, jalt. But even so, the jstf doesn't necessarily affect what you are considering as justification. jalt also isn't involved in most all Latin fonts. The jstf is used to substitute glyphs depending upon the surface layout parameters (width of frame space in conjunction with the layout engine's attempts at justification). A better link to understand what the jstf is doing with glyph substitution, try this thread on TD: https://typedrawers.com/discussion/3465/making-jstf-better
  4. If Serif allows split columns of differing widths, it would be nearly as nice as VP's use of the no-break attribute. Which neither ID nor QXP does.
  5. No, not really. Yes, the finished product once carefully composed and printed, the same look could be obtained. But the how, the speed of composition, is what cannot be achieved with such workarounds. This is especially true if one also uses VP's ability to one-click discontinuous paragraphs and set the paragraph style. Further, as I use tagged text for nearly every book and manual, the above workarounds wouldn't be possible as it is in VP. Well back to listening to loud music...
  6. I don't consider $29 to $49 (depending upon the number of desired installations) expensive--but free is certainly less!
  7. Just a note... There are plenty of templates available for free to paid-for on the web in .idml format if one really wants templates. As APub can open .idml (with some caveats at times), these templates are usable. Here's one for medical services opened in APub.
  8. I contracted for a couple local copy shops that also did "custom" print jobs that used PagePlus templates near exclusively, either as-is or with client modifications. There were nearly 1,600 templates available with/for PPX4 across 12 main categories. While some may not think of a "copy shop" as a proffessional business, I did. Countless pro/non-pro users were likely aided by this inclusion. I still have roughly 1800+ templates for PP on my HD and I'm not against using them.. Mucking up a design isn't limited to template modification. Since 1989 I've seen a fair share of, uh, unique designs come into my business. ID CS4 shipped with a mere 70 or so templates. Very barebones templates--much different than the PPX4 ones. I'm unsure how many of the PP templates Serif created directly or contracted out. If created in-house, there would be no royalties associated with revamping them for use with APub. Even the time factor isn't a "big" deal to move them for APub's usage if they could be sold as "template packs" per category as later PP templates were sold. I think they would sell reasonably well at the right price-point.
  9. Oops. My bad! I hadn't actually noticed that the OP had the master page open.
  10. Well the user only needs to use the page provided for the proper-sized cover. But yes, if the user desired variations, one can still base it on master-A. It's just that I wouldn't. I would make a copy of the file and use it. In QXP, when I do variants, I sometimes use a separate layout within the same publication. But not always as I rely too much on naming conventions of the files themselves to keep the options straight in my little pea-brain. But it wasn't for the OP. Hence all the back and forth.
  11. The user is only to use the one page provided and not add pages. As I mentioned, technically there is nothing wrong creating a two-page master and only using a single page for a book cover. I wouldn't likely do it, but there's nothing wrong in making a book cover template that way. Again, the only error was how APub interpreted the .idml for the OP. But hey, at least Whitewall's automated system (which is also responsible for the naming scheme) didn't create a 3-page spread that would completely break APub's abilities of opening it. You and I are likely not going to agree on anything in this thread. So I'll leave it now.
  12. I believe the A4 wording applies to the fact that it is for the inside pages being that size. Would I use a different naming scheme? Maybe. There is nothing technically incorrect as regards having a two page spread master with only a single page document for a cover. Again, would I make a single page master? Maybe. APub's fault was, for the OP, combining both pages of the spread as a single page. It's not a fault of the template as evidenced by every other application opening it properly.
  13. The .idml has a facing page master set as a spread. But the file is only using one of the facing spread pages. If InDesign opens the .idml properly--and it does--there is no fault in the .idml. If QuarkXPress, Viva Designer and Scribus opens the .idml properly--and they do--just where do you really think the fault lies? fwiw, here's a screen shot of how the page panel looks in ID:
  14. It is opening up double to the stated width in your APub. I get the proper width opening it here using Windows: I also opened the template in InDesign and it is correct there, too.
  15. https://creativemarket.com/Twinbrush/1308537-Erin-A-Mystical-Celtic-Typeface
  16. I dunno if you are using a Mac or Windows PC...the screenshots below are from a Windows PC. One can create spot color palettes. I haven't tried making one the default that shows up upon starting AD. But they are "immediately" available just choosing from the Swatch palette dropdown. I have two such spot color palettes shown below. If you go this route, I suggest copying one of the existing palettes to your desktop, rename it, then open in a text editor, remove the defined colors--but leave the first one until you create the definitions you desire. That way you can follow the formatting. Then copy that file to the Pantone folder.
  17. No, there's no function to hide zeros... A couple things. One is just to F/R in Excel. Another is to treat the zeros as blank text using the formula that sums the values. Something like: =""&VLOOKUP(A3,C:D,2,FALSE) Adjust as needed for your sum formula. The important bit are the empty quotation marks and the ampersand at the beginning of the formula. I haven't tested against APub. A note. While Excel can hide zeros, they are still there. Which is why APub is displaying them.
  18. Personally, I prefer QXP-style text tagging as it is less verbose. Both ID's and QXP's tagged text import routines are actually scripts wrapped in a Plug-in/XTension wrapper. So a script could actually handle both the creation of primitives and placement/formatting of text. Em Software's Tagged Text Plug-in/XTension are also script-based...but take the capabilities further than native ID/QXP. That said, it would be a major job to write. I highly doubt Em Software would also build a plug-in for APub due to what would be poor sales. Plus, they likely would use SaaS as the selling method like they do for ID. I would recommend that @Jon W and @Tim France download Em Software's Tagged Text PDF manual(s) to understand what such a Plug-in is capable of--then extend it even further than Em did.
  19. @walt.farrell, while one can legally extract such a font, I can't think of a reason to do so. Just open the pdf properties, see the name of the font and download it. Else, as mentioned, you have a whole lot of work to do in a font editor to fix the extracted font.
  20. There are a few solutions. One is Acrobat. Another is pdfToolbox. Both are expensive. Another option is GhostScript--which takes some understanding for the parameters needed. But, it is a free option. CorelDraw has long had this option when opening a pdf. If you use Windows, maybe an older, less expensive version would suffice for this. Likely there are other options I'm not thinking about at the moment. I generally use pdfToolbox.
  21. I (most often) convert text to paths for all ads I place in any layout application. I (almost) never, unless I receive the ad's original file(s), open an ad for editing--which is the only reason to install the fonts for an ad (or any other pdf). This action can save one many headaches down the road...especially with ads made in crappy software. Extracting a font from a pdf from which you do not have a license for typically violates that font's license agreement.
  22. It's likely Wishes Pro would have issues in the ME version of InDesign as well in this regard (or the hack for using ME features in a western version of ID). There is no GUI means of accessing these OT Features--though it can be done via scripting. Because a western ID version these ME features are off by default, there isn't an apparent issue in them. At least all the above to the best of my recollection.
  23. You should remove that eps file. This is a public site. I've uploaded a free vector that illustrates the issue. abstract_background_268729.zip
  24. https://stock.adobe.com/images/christmas-blue-background/57437645?prev_url=detail Shutterstock, etc., also list it. Even places where similar eps files are located, if there is evident transparency, those eps files are either merely containers having an embedded jpeg or embedded AI file. Just the way it is. So if the file came from Adobe or another pay-site, it is a commercial product and shouldn't be freely shared. However, if you search the forum, there are samples here where people have uploaded such files that fail in Affinity (and other) applications that open faithfully in AI. btw, I used Tineye for a reverse image search on the OP's jpeg upload to find sources. Adobe was just the first hit.
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