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Don't believe everything you read. Don't believe everybody's marketing
department either, including Corel and Adobe.
Best regards,
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: priest -at- sfu -dot- ca [SMTP:priest -at- sfu -dot- ca]
> I'm appalled by the misinformation that's been published in this list. I
> hope the following corrects it. It is sourced from
>http://www.coreluser.com/html/vent_table.html (which also compares
> Pagemaker and QExpress).
>
> I'm only listing where the products differ. I think you'll be surprised
> at
> how much more Ventura offers. I summarize what I think is most important,
>
> after the list:
> [recommend reading this using a monospace font!]
>
> VENTURA 8 FRAMEMAKER 5.5
> PAGE LAYOUT:
> Two-page spreads yes no
> Select ruler zero-point yes no
> Max. page size 1800x1800" 216x216"
>
Ah-ha, that explains why I could not create the 300-in by 300-in document
for print and publishing on the web as a PDF <vbg>, it's a limitation of
FrameMaker . . .. Sorry, couldn't resist.
