GAMUT MEDIA

I hate INDD - but one on the great things about it, is being able to paste vector graphics into text boxes. It enables you to create bespoke bullet points that flow with the text. I seem to remember even a mega-old version of quark being able to do this in my dim and distant past. Please introduce it to publisher.

I need to be able to import/place PDF files as PDF files - at present Publisher seems to import PDF files and you can edit them (which in itself is fantastic for converting old files). However, you need to build in a option to import as non-editable files. In magazine production - adverts are supplied as PDF files and placed on the pages.

Only just started playing with this - but I have found that you can import files in PDF format - they seem to keep text as text, vectors as vectors and images in the same format. The only thing seems to be that you have to manually add bleed back and that means replacing the images completely. I have opened a few different files and sometimes all the fonts come in as they should, but sometimes they don’t - so you may need to manually activate the fonts in Suitcase (or other), prior to importing. Personally, I would like to see the following: • Import from INDD • Export for INDD (although, quite honestly, I would rather get away from INDD altogether, plus will never touch QX ever again). • Slug Area (really important for me in the way I work and supply files to print). • Separations Preview (with Ink Limit) • Collect for Output • Print Preview (with and without bleed and slug) Separate note - twin Studios (both sides) has quite an impact on the page view area, and cannot seem to be adjusted - would rather have on one side only. I know it is possible to move Pages to the other side - but there is no option to save the settings - only able to revert to default - changing Studio also seems very inflexible at the moment - new additions seems to go the top and you cannot seem to move them about - takes quite a bit of planning. Other than that - absolutely love it so far - but cannot start producing actual jobs until I am 100% happy that it can replace INDD completely.