Small win

frailer · March 30, 2009, 04:35:26 AM

Our in-house GDs, (essentially glorified paste-up puppies, IMO), have been wedded to Quack forever. Main lady sent me a rude email about a year ago, when I suggested that using Indy may be a way round a problem. "Hasn't anyone told how difficult it is to edit type in InDesign!?"

Get a job from her today; I assume it's an outside job, which she's had to re-vamp in some way. A later phone converstion reveals, towards the end..."I did it in InDesign, I like it...I'll be trying to do most jobs in it now".
All without blinking an eyelid over the phone... :rolleyes:

Had to chuckle quietly when I got off the phone. There's hope yet. :cheesy: This is a person it is impossible to have a "peer" discussion with. Knows the lot. I await the weird transparency effects. My life may have just got more difficult; if more interesting. :laugh:

Chelle · March 30, 2009, 05:26:48 AM

Yay you, Frailer! Congrats! :grin:

PrepressCrapFixer · March 30, 2009, 05:37:37 AM

Glad to hear it Frailer. They will ALL come around eventually, the words out on you Quark....YOU SUCK and you're so 20th century - Get with the times for Christ sake!

gnubler · March 30, 2009, 09:00:41 AM

Quote from: frailer on March 30, 2009, 04:35:26 AM"Hasn't anyone told how difficult it is to edit type in InDesign!?"

That's the kind of stupidity that would have made me want to punch her in the face. Lame excuse for her refusal to learn.

My switch from Quark to InDesign was not difficult at all - didn't even read through a manual or anything. After a couple of days, I got it. Buh bye Quark.

frailer · March 30, 2009, 01:24:15 PM

Quote from: gnubler on March 30, 2009, 09:00:41 AMThat's the kind of stupidity that would have made me want to punch her in the face.

Oh, believe me, the urge has come and gone at times. But am quietly grateful she has made the switch. Not the least reason being...you guessed it.

She can no longer "style" fonts!

Joe · March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PM

frailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

born2print · March 30, 2009, 01:38:55 PM

OMG Joe, that's the nail on the head there!
That my biggest source of frustration: Fighting battles I've already one multiple times and years before

hotmetal · March 31, 2009, 06:08:43 PM

Quote from: Joe on March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PMfrailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

I am currently chuckling over the email I got from Quark the other day. They're offering special deals on anyone with an un-upgraded copy of 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to upgrade directly to 8! The email came to a very old email address of mine, not the one my Official Quark Account has listed, causing me to suspect they are data-mining the bottom of the barrel for untapped upgraders.

Go Frailer!

Joe · March 31, 2009, 06:40:42 PM

Quote from: hotmetal on March 31, 2009, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Joe on March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PMfrailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

I am currently chuckling over the email I got from Quark the other day. They're offering special deals on anyone with an un-upgraded copy of 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to upgrade directly to 8! The email came to a very old email address of mine, not the one my Official Quark Account has listed, causing me to suspect they are data-mining the bottom of the barrel for untapped upgraders.

Go Frailer!

I got that too. They are trying to get software pirates to upgrade as well. Don't have a serial number for Q3, 4, or 5...no problem. You can still upgrade to Quark 8 for $299.00... :undecided:

Unfortunately we need another copy of Quark so we'll probably grab a copy of 8 and then we'll at least have it when some misguided soul sends us a Quark 8 file.

beermonster · April 01, 2009, 03:36:01 AM

like gnub my changeover was so simple it was fun

actually the trap, masking and ink manager was all i spent some time faffing with - never looked back

some schmuck will still send quack chit tho

PrepressCrapFixer · April 01, 2009, 04:01:53 AM

Quote from: Joe on March 31, 2009, 06:40:42 PM
Quote from: hotmetal on March 31, 2009, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Joe on March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PMfrailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

I am currently chuckling over the email I got from Quark the other day. They're offering special deals on anyone with an un-upgraded copy of 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to upgrade directly to 8! The email came to a very old email address of mine, not the one my Official Quark Account has listed, causing me to suspect they are data-mining the bottom of the barrel for untapped upgraders.

Go Frailer!

I got that too. They are trying to get software pirates to upgrade as well. Don't have a serial number for Q3, 4, or 5...no problem. You can still upgrade to Quark 8 for $299.00... :undecided:

Unfortunately we need another copy of Quark so we'll probably grab a copy of 8 and then we'll at least have it when some misguided soul sends us a Quark 8 file.

I heard about that, I think we will do the same thing here.

hotmetal · April 01, 2009, 07:15:41 PM

Quote from: PrepressCrapFixer on April 01, 2009, 04:01:53 AM
Quote from: Joe on March 31, 2009, 06:40:42 PM
Quote from: hotmetal on March 31, 2009, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Joe on March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PMfrailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

I am currently chuckling over the email I got from Quark the other day. They're offering special deals on anyone with an un-upgraded copy of 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to upgrade directly to 8! The email came to a very old email address of mine, not the one my Official Quark Account has listed, causing me to suspect they are data-mining the bottom of the barrel for untapped upgraders.

Go Frailer!

I got that too. They are trying to get software pirates to upgrade as well. Don't have a serial number for Q3, 4, or 5...no problem. You can still upgrade to Quark 8 for $299.00... :undecided:

Unfortunately we need another copy of Quark so we'll probably grab a copy of 8 and then we'll at least have it when some misguided soul sends us a Quark 8 file.
I heard about that, I think we will do the same thing here.

You guys are such Boy Scouts!

PrepressCrapFixer · April 02, 2009, 10:04:03 AM

Probably one of my all time favorites.

tapdn · April 02, 2009, 10:14:01 AM

Quote from: hotmetal on April 01, 2009, 07:15:41 PM
Quote from: PrepressCrapFixer on April 01, 2009, 04:01:53 AM
Quote from: Joe on March 31, 2009, 06:40:42 PM
Quote from: hotmetal on March 31, 2009, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Joe on March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PMfrailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

I am currently chuckling over the email I got from Quark the other day. They're offering special deals on anyone with an un-upgraded copy of 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to upgrade directly to 8! The email came to a very old email address of mine, not the one my Official Quark Account has listed, causing me to suspect they are data-mining the bottom of the barrel for untapped upgraders.

Go Frailer!

I got that too. They are trying to get software pirates to upgrade as well. Don't have a serial number for Q3, 4, or 5...no problem. You can still upgrade to Quark 8 for $299.00... :undecided:

Unfortunately we need another copy of Quark so we'll probably grab a copy of 8 and then we'll at least have it when some misguided soul sends us a Quark 8 file.
I heard about that, I think we will do the same thing here.

You guys are such Boy Scouts!

well... I was a Cub Scout- but I got kicked out for eating a brownie. :rolleyes:

hotmetal · April 02, 2009, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: tapdn on April 02, 2009, 10:14:01 AM
Quote from: hotmetal on April 01, 2009, 07:15:41 PM
Quote from: PrepressCrapFixer on April 01, 2009, 04:01:53 AM
Quote from: Joe on March 31, 2009, 06:40:42 PM
Quote from: hotmetal on March 31, 2009, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Joe on March 30, 2009, 01:35:36 PMfrailer, there can be no winning in prepress. Even when you think you've won a small battle...give it a few days and something will bite you in the ass. But enjoy it while you can. :laugh:

I am currently chuckling over the email I got from Quark the other day. They're offering special deals on anyone with an un-upgraded copy of 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to upgrade directly to 8! The email came to a very old email address of mine, not the one my Official Quark Account has listed, causing me to suspect they are data-mining the bottom of the barrel for untapped upgraders.

Go Frailer!

I got that too. They are trying to get software pirates to upgrade as well. Don't have a serial number for Q3, 4, or 5...no problem. You can still upgrade to Quark 8 for $299.00... :undecided:

Unfortunately we need another copy of Quark so we'll probably grab a copy of 8 and then we'll at least have it when some misguided soul sends us a Quark 8 file.
I heard about that, I think we will do the same thing here.

You guys are such Boy Scouts!

well... I was a Cub Scout- but I got kicked out for eating a brownie. :rolleyes:

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