While cleaning up old files I’ve found an empty “boost_interprocess” folder in my iCloud “Documents” folder (it’s really empty: checked in Terminal). Any idea what this folder is for – a quick search seems to find a lot of references to this folder in Windows and one answer on Stack Overflow, but I’m mystified as … Read more
If I create a document in Quark Xpress, can I ‘link’ / ‘join’ / what-else an external data source and simply use automatic repeatedd sections and placeholders so updating external source will allow an update in my xpress project? I do not want to simply import a table! For example: I have a file with … Read more
I’ve just noticed a problem with QuarkXPress that may or may not be related to macOS Mojave. Sometimes when I add a new hyperlink or edit an existing one, the full URL path is being truncated and this breaks the link. Has anyone else experiencing the same? If yes, did they manage to fix it? … Read more
I am working on a job that will be published in print and online in grayscale. Most of the creative work is being created in QuarkXPress. My problem is that I really need to see how this is going to look in grayscale. Up until now I have been exporting the work to PDF in … Read more
I am having a problem with QuarkXPress 9.5.4.0 on an iMac running Mac OS X 10.11.6. The problem is that whenever I try to open a particular project QuarkXPress crashes. I would normally have a backup, but I’ve only been working on this project since yesterday and haven’t got one. Is there anything I can … Read more
We are recreating a magazine from 1993. Original source files are lost and we want to get everything in best possible quality. This is an image scanned from the original magazine. It most likely comes from a clip art database of the DTP program used to make this magazine. It can’t be newer than 1993. … Read more
I’m creating a booklet in QuarkXpress and I have it set up for automatic pagination, but on some of the pages I want to make my own pagination (move to next column or next page). I used to be able to use the shortcut of cmd+option+return and it would do this. Now this doesn’t seem … Read more
This is part of my original document from Quark XPress [Windows demo] (which I am recreating in InDesign, since I’m converting manually for now, I don’t need Q2ID for now, since it’s just a development magazine for testing styles and designs and PDF styles etc.): and this is the original image I based the design … Read more
This question already has answers here: Is QuarkXpress still relevant? (8 answers) Closed last year. I used QuarkXpress years ago when freelancing on a temporary basis with a local printer/publisher, when I edited manuscripts for local authors and developed the layouts. The version with which I am familiar is Quark 4.1. (A long time ago!) … Read more
I’m creating a booklet on teaching programming through examples and exercises. What’s the best software for writing the pages? It’ll be code examples, exercise questions and some diagrams. I’m new to designing and writing an instructional booklet. Would Adobe’s InDesign or QuarkXPress be appropriate for this kind of job? Answer It’s tricky to make a … Read more
