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Focuses on competition for the page-layout software market in the United States. Dominance of Quark Inc.'s digital publishing software, QuarkXPress; Reluctance of publishers to convert to Adobe Systems's Adobe InDesign; Fear of change.

Presents an overview of two software products that promise bold solutions for desktop publishing. Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Deluxe from Adobe Systems; Font Reserve from DiamondSoft. INSETS: Conflict of interest.;Family reunion..

Presents information on the computer software QuarkXPress version 4, highlighting the views coming out of the QuarkXPress Conference New York held in July, 1998 by Thunder Lizard Productions on the performance of version 4. Information on the release of upgrades 4.03 to fix bugs in version 4; Information on the availability of version 4 for magazine production.

Presents a listing of ways to use templates in QuarkXPress to produce quality page-layouts for magazines. Avoiding the use of facing pages in certain situations; Full utilization of style sheets; Setting preferences.

Suggests that Quark Incorporated will release the 4.0 version of its QuarkXPress application by December, 1997. Features of the 4.0 version; Highlights of this application; Comment from Don Lohse, QuarkXPRess product manager.

Provides information on the features of the Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 software useful in digital publishing. Application in conventional page layouting; XPress-lie design attribute; Other comparable features with Quark XPress.

Reports on improvements in Denver-based Quark's flagship product called XPress. AdCreation Toolkit; Tableworks Plus; SXetch Pad; BeyondPress; PM QXP; Vision Utilities; Notes; QX-Tools; Combs XT; Jabberwocky XTension; Press2GO Jump Document; Pick-UpSpot. INSET: Xtensions sources..

Summarizes the report of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics (ACM Siggraph) on the efforts of software companies to develop software for desktop publishing (DTP). Adobe's Postcript program which turns digital files into printed images; Computer graphics software for Silicon Graphics workstations; 5D's Hyperwarp3 computer graphics program.

Examines Trapmaker, an add-on program for Aldus' PageMaker desktop publishing software. Heightening competition with Aldus' PageMaker for features development; Significance of TrapMaker functions; Features implemented in TrapMaker absent in XPress.

Presents useful instruments and technologies for magazine publishing. QuarkXPress 3.2 page layout software by Quark; NewsFactory service by RadioMail Corporation; Tax Watch newsletter.

Reports on the shipment by Quark Inc. of its Macintosh-based XPress 3.2 for layout operations. EfiColor XTension; Support for Apple Events scripting; Compatibility with XPress 3.1 for Windows.

Discusses the difficulties of using desktop production in the publication process. Exclusion of editorial department; Quark Publishing System (QPS); Three main components; Development of integrated desktop systems; QPS limitations; Improvements on the technology.