From Marc.BUNAS at ddb.fr Wed Feb 11 04:41:03 2009 From: Marc.BUNAS at ddb.fr (Marc.BUNAS@ddb.fr) Date: Wed Feb 11 04:43:48 2009 Subject: [EmData] From Xtags Quark 7 to Xtags InDesign CS3 Message-ID: Hi, I actually use XPress 7.5 and Xtags to build a booklet. The next issue must be made with InDesign CS3. I need your advice : Do i need to re-develop all Xtags or there is just some parts in each tags that are to be changed ? Thank you Marc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emsoftware.com/pipermail/data-users/attachments/20090211/1928284c/attachment.html From support at emsoftware.com Wed Feb 11 10:12:47 2009 From: support at emsoftware.com (Joe Mathia - Em Support) Date: Wed Feb 11 10:12:53 2009 Subject: [EmData] From Xtags Quark 7 to Xtags InDesign CS3 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Marc, The tags that you are using in Quark should work just as well in InDesign. Of course, due to differences in the Quark and InDesign composers, there may be styling and spacing adjustments that you need to make, wither in your tags or in your document?s style sheets. The best thing t do would be to simply give things a try. Regards, Joe Mathia Em Software Support / support@emsoftware.com / www.emsoftware.com (+1) 740 284 1010, fax (+1) 740 284 1210 On 2/11/09 3:41 AM, "Marc.BUNAS@ddb.fr" wrote: > > Hi, > > I actually use XPress 7.5 and Xtags to build a booklet. > > The next issue must be made with InDesign CS3. > > I need your advice : > > Do i need to re-develop all Xtags or there is just some parts in each tags > that are to be changed ? > > Thank you > > Marc > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Data-users mailing list > Data-users@emsoftware.com > http://mail.emsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/data-users -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emsoftware.com/pipermail/data-users/attachments/20090211/b680de8a/attachment.html From jpfulton248 at comcast.net Mon Feb 16 10:39:58 2009 From: jpfulton248 at comcast.net (Peter Fulton) Date: Mon Feb 16 10:39:32 2009 Subject: [EmData] InData CS4 - Controlling Line Location of Line Breaks Message-ID: I?ve been trying to figure out how to control line breaks. See below for an attempt at a description of the problemo.. JP Fulton.................................... 248/123-4567(?) 1154 Street Name Rd(?) City, State Zip(?) The only line that I have trouble with is the first some of the names are much longer The phone number is formatted with a right align tab (b/c the phone needs to be right aligned). When the name is too long it ends of pushing the phone to the next line and it ends up left aligned. If the name is too long it really needs to break like this. JP Donald(?) Bartholomew Fulton............... 248/123-4567(?) 1154 Street Name Rd(?) City, State Zip(?) Believe it or not, I have actually written a ridiculous amount of code that actually measured all of the characters of the alphabet in order to determine the length of the name. Each letter has it?s own value set into a variable. The prototype then calls the variables and adds them as they appear in the name. If the total is over a specified number (sum of value of width of letters), the line breaks. This has proven to be imperfect (line either doesn?t break or breaks unnecessarily) most likely due to variable width fonts that I may choose to use in other sections of this project or simply being a little off in my initial measurements. I know this is extremely detailed and an extremely specific request, but any help figuring out a method to make this work would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks a mil, JP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emsoftware.com/pipermail/data-users/attachments/20090216/cf0b921d/attachment.html From emma.glaisher at fourninety.com Mon Feb 16 11:42:19 2009 From: emma.glaisher at fourninety.com (Emma Glaisher) Date: Mon Feb 16 11:42:26 2009 Subject: [EmData] InData CS4 - Controlling Line Location of Line Breaks In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I have heard of one other person who went down the ?character width? route, it sounded very impressive. I suspect this is the only really sound way to go. I?ve had exactly the same problem ? I partially solved it by importing the data into Filemaker, doing various calculations on the word lengths (but NOT taking varying letter widths into account, I felt life was too short) and letting Filemaker split the lines for me. I still had to do quite a few lines manually, but 70-80% of them were right, which was a lot better than 0%. Aha, I?ve found the post from the man who did this. He actually uses the font metrics data, which is about where I gave up reading. But it sounds as if it works well, and if you?re doing a lot of it, then the time spent getting it set up would be well worth while. Have a read - http://publi-script.com/Forums/index.php?topic=169.0 Good luck! - - Fourninety Limited, a member company of the Media Square plc group. Registered in England No. 3737606. Registered address Clarence Mill, Clarence Road, Bollington, Cheshire. SK10 5JZ Confidentiality Notice: The information in this document and any attachments are confidential. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately and delete this document. The contents on this document must not be disclosed to any other person nor may any copies be taken. The views of the author may not represent the views of the Company. Security Warning: This e-mail has been created in the knowledge that Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communications medium. All liability for any claims arising as a result of using this medium to transmit information by us or to us is excluded to the extent permitted by law. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emsoftware.com/pipermail/data-users/attachments/20090216/260329ee/attachment-0001.html From support at emsoftware.com Mon Feb 16 12:03:22 2009 From: support at emsoftware.com (Joe Mathia - Em Support) Date: Mon Feb 16 12:03:27 2009 Subject: [EmData] InData CS4 - Controlling Line Location of Line Breaks In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi JP, On 2/16/09 9:39 AM, "Peter Fulton" wrote: > I?ve been trying to figure out how to control line breaks. See below for an > attempt at a description of the problemo.. > > JP Fulton.................................... 248/123-4567(?) > 1154 Street Name Rd(?) > City, State Zip(?) > > The only line that I have trouble with is the first? some of the names are > much longer? The phone number is formatted with a right align tab (b/c the > phone needs to be right aligned). When the name is too long it ends of pushing > the phone to the next line and it ends up left aligned. > > To get the phone number flush right, you?ll need to a hard paragraph return instead of the soft return that you?re currently using for the name/phone number line. That way, you can make the phone number paragraph right-aligned. Doing this, and also using a non-breaking hyphen, should give you much better results. > If the name is too long it really needs to break like this. > > JP Donald(?) > Bartholomew Fulton............... 248/123-4567(?) > 1154 Street Name Rd(?) > City, State Zip(?) > > Believe it or not, I have actually written a ridiculous amount of code that > actually measured all of the characters of the alphabet in order to determine > the length of the name. Each letter has it?s own value set into a variable. > The prototype then calls the variables and adds them as they appear in the > name. If the total is over a specified number (sum of value of width of > letters), the line breaks. This has proven to be imperfect (line either > doesn?t break or breaks unnecessarily) most likely due to variable width fonts > that I may choose to use in other sections of this project or simply being a > little off in my initial measurements. > > I know this is extremely detailed and an extremely specific request, but any > help figuring out a method to make this work would be GREATLY appreciated. > > Controlling line breaks by counting characters can never be an exact science. Unfortunately, it is the best tool we have for doing what you?re after. And, if you?ve gone so far as to take character widths into account, you?ve taken it farther than I usually do. I?m guessing you?re setting your tolerances a bit too tight. Counting characters, it?s generally best to end up with a few un-necessary breaks so as to avoid breaks that don?t get made. > Regards, Joe Mathia Em Software Support / support@emsoftware.com / www.emsoftware.com (+1) 740 284 1010, fax (+1) 740 284 1210 > > > Thanks a mil, > > JP > > > _______________________________________________ > Data-users mailing list > Data-users@emsoftware.com > http://mail.emsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/data-users -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emsoftware.com/pipermail/data-users/attachments/20090216/7a45e761/attachment.html From support at emsoftware.com Fri Feb 27 12:40:49 2009 From: support at emsoftware.com (Joe Mathia - Em Support) Date: Fri Feb 27 12:40:59 2009 Subject: [EmData] Joe is blogging Message-ID: All, Just to let you know that I've started a tip-of-the-week sort of blog. In case you might find it useful or interesting: Comments welcome! Regards, Joe Mathia Em Software Support / support@emsoftware.com / www.emsoftware.com (+1) 740 284 1010, fax (+1) 740 284 1210