Bob Levine wrote:
> 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.
Bob,
Part of my objection is the interface, and I thank you for the
newsreader link. The other part is that, before I posted here, I
searched the forums for both of the issues I raised and I didn't find
anything even remotely close. The few posts I found that were
tangentially related were questions from a while back that nobody
answered. My grumble about lameness was about that response factor more
than the interface.
>
> 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.
Okay, I'll look at those resources, too. Thanks.
>
>> 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.
I'll look at both options. I don't mind paying something for that
feature, although I still think it's a pretty basic requirement that
ought to have been built into the product.
>
>> 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.
I will, but I trust my friends here, present company included, more than
I trust Adobe engineers.
>
> Bob
Thanks,
Dick
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