[Framers] Frame vs InDesign

[Peter Gold]

Hi, David!

Great FM and ID user-community resource in your FM <-> ID <-> QXP feature
comparison chart! (Thanks for the attribution credit.)

Suggestions for updates:

I think there's more scripting support available for ID than those in the
table.
ID text frames offer auto-resize properties.
ID editable text separate stroke and fill properties.
ID text can convert to outlines.

Other:

IIRC, it's possible to create ID bulleted or numbered paragraph styles that
use graphics instead of glyphs. I’m rusty on this.



On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 3:30 PM <creamertraininglists at gmail.com> wrote:

> I haven't updated this info in ages, but take a look at this PDF:
> <https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/0bd7ce80-968b-415b-50a9-baf51e88ba33
> >.
> Some of the info may be out of date, but a lot of the features are
> basically
> the same.
>
> I specialize in training on both programs, so here is my 2 cents...
>
>   *   Most importantly: Can InDesign generate good PDF files, with working
> links?
> Yes
>
>   *   Is InDesign good for large documents (100-160 pages), with TOCs, and
> lots of internal and external cross-references?
> Yes (100-160 is not really considered a large document by either program)
>
>   *   Can I transfer my existing paragraph and character styles from Frame
> to InDesign?
> Frame to RTF/Word to InDesign
> Or DTPtools.com conversion service
>
>   *   Can I import a Frame book into InDesign?
> No. (ID's book feature is functional but not match for Frame's; however,
> I've created 1000-page books in ID).
>
> Other notes
> Excellent HTML5 output can be had in ID with the In5 plugin (extra cost).
> ID's XML features are weak when compared to Frame.
>
> Dave Creamer
> IDEAS Training
>
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