[CreativePro News]Quark Releases Cutting-Edge QuarkXPress XTensions Through Quark Labs

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Quark Releases Cutting-Edge QuarkXPress XTensions Through Quark Labs



 Quark Inc. announced today Quark Labs, a new portal featuring innovative QuarkXPress 7 XTensions that are not initially being released as commercial products. Designed as a testing ground for QuarkXPress technology and a community for QuarkXPress users and developers, Quark Labs offers free access to technology previews, proofs of concept and both new and familiar XTensions.




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The new XTensions featured on Quark Labs are built to enhance a user's experience with QuarkXPress 7 and increase productivity by automating common user actions. The XTensions on Quark Labs include Welcome Screen, Image Drag and Drop 1.0b, and ShadowCaster 3.3.

Welcome Screen: Welcome Screen is a navigation screen that appears immediately upon launching QuarkXPress 7. It allows users to open recent projects, create new projects, create new libraries and more without clicking through a variety of menus or options. Welcome Screen also features training videos, an RSS feed of Quark-related news and is currently available for English-language Mac® environments.

Image Drag and Drop 1.0b: A long-time wish-list item for QuarkXPress users debuts as a technology preview on the site. Image Drag and Drop 1.0b allows users to drag images from almost anywhere -- folders, their desktop -- and drop them into a QuarkXPress 7 document. The source code for this technology preview will also be available on the site.

ShadowCaster 3.3: One of the most popular QuarkXPress XTensions of all time, ShadowCaster adds transparency, blend modes and special effects such as shadows, glows and bevels to QuarkXPress layouts. Version 3.3 is compatible with QuarkXPress 7.

Sounds interesting. Like it's trying to become....uhhh...InDesign.