Dick Margulis wrote:
> ... and this seems to be a better place to discuss them than the lame
> Adobe Forums...
Sorry, but that's absolute nonsense. This place gets more spam that
actual posts. The U2U forums have some of the top experts in the world
incluing Adobe engineers and authors.
If you don't like the web interface (and I for one hate it) you can
access the forums via newsreader. You'll need to register, but once you
have user name and password you can point your newsreader at
adobeforums.com.
You migh also try the Omnipilot email list. You can subscribe at
http://www.listsearch.com/InDesignTalk.lasso?tab1=about&tab2=lists
Check out www.indesignsecrets.com for some great stuff including podcasts.
> 1. XML im****t
>
> Anybody used this yet to im****t the XML output of, say, AuthorIT or
> Word? I sure can't figure out how to make this work, and I've read all
> the Adobe doc on it, consulted with XML professionals, and pulled out
> hair I can't afford to lose.
>
Not me. Sorry.
>
> 2. Tables
>
> Okay, sure, PageMaker never had a working table editor; so ID's is much
> better than nothing. Still, doncha think it should be at least as good
> as Interleaf's was in 1993? There is no way to define a style for a
> cell, row, or table so that you can simply create an instance and dump
> in the content. You can't even use the eyedropper to copy the attributes
> of one table to another.
Check out www.teacupsoftware.com for tablestyles and cellstyles plugins.
Yes you have to pay for them. Yes, they're worth it.
Don't want to spend money? Try saving your table as a library object.
> Anyone from Adobe ever see this stuff?<grumble />
Not here, but I can assure you the Adobe engineers are quite concerned
about giving the users the features they want and need. I strongly
encourage you to check out the above resources.
Bob
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