Kalyori Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 I'm also interested in switching from InDesign to Publisher. Reading this thread has raised a good point -- I have maybe 10 years worth of old InDesign files archived. They're all organised very well and I know what's what, so when I need an element or to reference an idea or something I did way back, I can find it easily. What's the best way to preserve this? I suppose a PDF would allow me to "view" what I did in the past, but if there was some artwork that I wanted to copy over into Publisher, is there a format I could use that would allow that? As opposed to me re-designing said artwork from scratch in Publisher? Quote
GWCTas Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kalyori said: I'm also interested in switching from InDesign to Publisher. Reading this thread has raised a good point -- I have maybe 10 years worth of old InDesign files archived. They're all organised very well and I know what's what, so when I need an element or to reference an idea or something I did way back, I can find it easily. What's the best way to preserve this? I suppose a PDF would allow me to "view" what I did in the past, but if there was some artwork that I wanted to copy over into Publisher, is there a format I could use that would allow that? As opposed to me re-designing said artwork from scratch in Publisher? You can open the PDF with Publisher and Publisher does a pretty good job wherebyĀ the elements are editable. That's what I do and it works well for me. Quote MacOS Ventura iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Intel Core i7(4.2Ā GHz) 32GB DDR4Ā 2400MHzĀ 1TB SSD Hard drive 12TB OWC Thunderbay 4 Built-In Retina LCDĀ 5120 x 2880 AMD Radeon Pro 580 8GB
Kalyori Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, GWCTas said: You can open the PDF with Publisher and Publisher does a pretty good job wherebyĀ the elements are editable. That's what I do and it works well for me. Interesting, thank you I will check that out. Quote
AdrianB Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Kalyori said: What's the best way to preserve this? I suppose a PDF would allow me to "view" what I did in the past, but if there was some artwork that I wanted to copy over into Publisher, is there a format I could use that would allow that? As opposed to me re-designing said artwork from scratch in Publisher? Exporting all your InDesign work as both IDML and PDF is probably the safest bet (maybe even creating InDesign packages). The script I've mentioned earlier helps with batch exporting.Ā Quote
Kalyori Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 Just now, AdrianB said: Exporting all your InDesign work as both IDML and PDF is probably the safest bet (maybe even creating InDesign packages). The script I've mentioned earlier helps with batch exporting.Ā I see, thank you. Quote
Jony.tw Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 QuarkXpress is Powerful and mach better than Indesign, but no chinese version update after 4.0 for a longtime. even She came back to chinese market after version 8, but each boss had buy Indesign for a longtime.Ā if AffinityĀ + QuarkXpress maybe change the world.Ā Petar Petrenko 1 Quote
robfol Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 IDML file opening has been promised for well over a year now!Ā I have been sent six important docs in IN Design format, opening the PDFĀ is a disaster creating a doc riddled with formatting errors and that needs total re-editing I am going to have to get a new Adobe In Design App subscription to deliver these for my clients! IMHO this is not good enough Can we please have some accurate info and not vague promises? Ā Ā Quote
Moon12 Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 For a 50⬠Programme i can not expect super extras i would pay for a plugin which convers idml. But, despite of some unfiendly expectations, the question is also intetesing: when is this feature available? Blackybgm and Oval 2 Quote
Oval Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 19 hours ago, robfol said: IDML file opening has been promised for well over a year now! [ā¦]Ā Can we please have some accurate info and not vague promises? The launch of APub was promised for 2015, ⦠soĀ probably no (ETA). Sorry! 9 hours ago, Moon12 said: when is this feature available? Ā Quote
Honken Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 Can I upvote threads in some way, so that developers know Im in need of it?Ā Ā (This is my upvote any case)Ā Quote
fde101 Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Honken said: Can I upvote threads in some way, so that developers know Im in need of it?Ā No, and I don't think it would do much good if you could. They have already indicated that IDML support will be coming at some point. jmwellborn 1 Quote
Oval Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, fde101 said: They have already indicated that IDML support will be coming at some point. And still not for INDD ⦠Blackybgm 1 Quote
Wosven Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, Oval said: And still not for INDD ⦠No, but if you use the srcipt mentioned earlier you'll be able to convert in batch all your INDD files to IDML, so no problem. Quote
AdrianB Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 3:27 AM, robfol said: IDML file opening has been promised for well over a year now!Ā You make it sound like they promised a release a year ago, but the only thing they said is that they are working on IDML support but they can't give any timeline. Also they said it's not a trivial feature to implement.Ā On 9/16/2019 at 3:27 AM, robfol said: Can we please have some accurate info and not vague promises? That's not how software development works. Unless you're almost finished you really don't know how long it will take to implement a complex feature, any "accurate information" would be guesstimates at best. And then there's the whole business part of it, Affinity haveĀ to decide what features and development toĀ prioritize over others through a whole series of applications and platforms, depending on God knows how many variables.Ā And things constantly changeĀ along the way. So they know better than to give āaccurate infoā when there are uncertainties ahead.Ā jmwellborn and GWCTas 2 Quote
AdrianB Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Oval said: And still not for INDD ⦠They specifically said that INDD is not coming, only IDML. So until they say otherwise you shouldn't expect it at all. But as mentioned above, there are ways to prepare for that by converting to IDML using [batch] scripts. jmwellborn, Blackybgm and GWCTas 2 1 Quote
Oval Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, AdrianB said: So until they say otherwise you shouldn't expect it at all. It was an answer toĀ fde101 who blocked a question/voteĀ ofĀ Honken. This Thread is about āindd and idmlā and Serif told us so much what will not come and will come ⦠do you know what will be in two or five years? Quote
fde101 Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Oval said: blocked a question/voteĀ ofĀ Honken Whoa, I didn't "block" anyone's "vote" - I reported on the fact that there are no votes. This forum is not a democracy, Serif ultimately makes these decisions. Anyone can express interest by posting on the thread, and that was already done. Quote
Staff Patrick Connor Posted September 24, 2019 Staff Posted September 24, 2019 I think that this 23 page thread of circular discussions is typical of how this section of the forums is not working well. It makes finding definitive responses from Serif next to impossible. I feel we need a better approach to popular feature ideas. Indeed perhaps it is time to see how to improve all of the forums. I'll give this more thought walt.farrell, Oval and fde101 3 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platformĀ Help make our apps better by joining ourĀ beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self."Ā W. L. Sheldon Ā
Joachim_L Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Patrick Connor said: It makes finding definitive responses from Serif next to impossible. Perhaps it would help in a first step working with prefixes like [Request accepted] [Won't implement] or something like this? Patrick Connor 1 Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
Move Along People Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 - Ā Patrick Connor 1 Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here
Oval Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 7 hours ago, fde101 said: Whoa, I didn't "block" anyone's "vote" A newbie asked if he canĀ up vote in some wayĀ and you wrote āNoā. Quote
Staff Patrick Connor Posted September 24, 2019 Staff Posted September 24, 2019 He said "No" because the newbie, or indeed anyone here, cannot "vote" for anything. He didn't "block" anything, he stated a fact. This needs to end now jmwellborn 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platformĀ Help make our apps better by joining ourĀ beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self."Ā W. L. Sheldon Ā
Oval Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Patrick Connor said: cannot "vote" for anything Sorry, thought we are inĀ Feature Requests that would be checked and would give Serif a base to decide if something is requested often enough to makeĀ it on a list. Thought we read something like that. So posts likeĀ "+1 for importing INX / INDD filesāĀ simplyĀ were a waste of time in the narrow sense? :-( jmwellborn 1 Quote
mb6391 Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 I'm surprised that this thread has been allowed to continue. Serif/Affinity are obviously not in the software business as a hobby - it is a business and no doubt like any business is intended to show a profit. That being the case, there's no doubt in my opinion that the developers will introduce new features, etc on a soon as possible basis as there's every incentive for them to do so. If, although I very much doubt it they manage to find a way of opening INDD files directly with Publisher then so be it although as that file format is constantly, or so it appears to me, to be a moving Adobe target it will be a no go in my book. IDML - well maybe but going on about it day after day isn't going to make it happen any faster. Publisher is what it is and for now that's what it is.Ā GWCTas, fde101, Trevor J Richens and 1 other 4 Quote
GWCTas Posted September 25, 2019 Posted September 25, 2019 16 hours ago, Patrick Connor said: He said "No" because the newbie, or indeed anyone here, cannot "vote" for anything. He didn't "block" anything, he stated a fact. This needs to end now Totally agree that this thread no longer serves any purpose. There is a workaround using pdf that works for some and not for others. I find it incredulous that people are going as far as "demanding" answers or timelines for the developers to provide a solution to importing another company's file format. To my knowledge Serif never advertised that as a "future feature" for their product yet they are being castigated by a few who see that as a prerequisite to using Affinity. If it is a prerequisite, get over it and stick with your current software that can costĀ you every month what the one off price of the Affinity product costs. You can then leave the rest of the more than happy Serif customers to read meaningful threads on the real benefits and value that Serif have brought to the market.Ā As raised by @Haakoo,Ā Serif probably need another method of responding to feature requests. Trevor J Richens, Patrick Connor and jmwellborn 1 2 Quote MacOS Ventura iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Intel Core i7(4.2Ā GHz) 32GB DDR4Ā 2400MHzĀ 1TB SSD Hard drive 12TB OWC Thunderbay 4 Built-In Retina LCDĀ 5120 x 2880 AMD Radeon Pro 580 8GB
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