How does the new QuarkXPress compare to Adobe InDesign CS2?
First, let me say I’m very impressed with QuarkXPress 7’s new features. While many of the new features are playing catch-up to InDesign CS2, which has been out for more than a year (I’ll mention some of those features later), they could be enough to stop current QuarkXPress users from thinking about switching. Plus, version 7 has a couple of very interesting, unique features not found in the current InDesign. If Quark keeps the updates/upgrades coming on a regular schedule, it may even regain some of the market share lost to InDesign. Some areas still need improvement (I’ll discuss these areas later) and Quark will have to overcome the momentum of the Creative Suite pricing, but this version is a good start. Because this is a magazine about Adobe software, most users will have some familiarity with InDesign’s features, so the focus will be on the new QuarkXPress features. There could be some readers using Quark who get the magazine for the other Adobe content, so I’ll compare the featu
