I have Windows XP 64 - files stalls my browser and won't download. Usually I don't have any problem with pdfs from your site or anywhere else. Is something wrong with this pdf?
Five people were able to open the PDF without any issue on Window XP machines running Acrobat 7 or later and Adobe Reader 7 or later. So I think the file itself is OK.
However, it is a BIG file -- 26MB! I suggest downloading it again in case it was corrupted during transfer.
You say that InDesign is the first to have character style sheets automatically applied to certain type within a paragraph style. I would like to point out that FrameMaker had this option -- though in a much more limited form -- before Quark had character styles at all. Granted Quark had character styles through an xtension in Quark 3, but it was not until Quark 4 in 1997 that they were built into the program.
FrameMaker had character styles in Frame 2 in 1987, and the option to have them automatically applied through the auto-numbering option in Frame 5 by 1995, and probably in Frame 4 by 1993 (I don't have a copy of 4 to check). This character style would only be applied to the auto-numbered part of the paragraph, but it was there nonetheless.
I will admit that the implementation in InDesign looks far beyond anything else available out there, but Adobe had a program with the germ of the concept very soon after Quark first included character styles at all. I am still shocked at how primitive Quark's character styles were as of Quark 7.
One of the big challenges of any project is figuring out how to maximize your time and get the best result. When the project is creating a layout in InDesign the solution to that challenge is the proper use of styles. Whether character, paragraph, or object, advice on getting them all to integrate nicely together can be a bit daunting even for the most experienced designer.
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Downloaded the PDF to my Windows machine and the message indicates its format can't be read!
PDF is readable on Windows
I'm able to open the PDF in Adobe Reader 7.0 on a Windows machine running XP. What version of Acrobat are you running?
Terri Stone
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com
Can't download pdf
I have Windows XP 64 - files stalls my browser and won't download. Usually I don't have any problem with pdfs from your site or anywhere else. Is something wrong with this pdf?
PDF problems? Try downloading again
Five people were able to open the PDF without any issue on Window XP machines running Acrobat 7 or later and Adobe Reader 7 or later. So I think the file itself is OK.
However, it is a BIG file -- 26MB! I suggest downloading it again in case it was corrupted during transfer.
Terri Stone
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com
Character styles as function of para style before Quark
You say that InDesign is the first to have character style sheets automatically applied to certain type within a paragraph style. I would like to point out that FrameMaker had this option -- though in a much more limited form -- before Quark had character styles at all. Granted Quark had character styles through an xtension in Quark 3, but it was not until Quark 4 in 1997 that they were built into the program.
FrameMaker had character styles in Frame 2 in 1987, and the option to have them automatically applied through the auto-numbering option in Frame 5 by 1995, and probably in Frame 4 by 1993 (I don't have a copy of 4 to check). This character style would only be applied to the auto-numbered part of the paragraph, but it was there nonetheless.
I will admit that the implementation in InDesign looks far beyond anything else available out there, but Adobe had a program with the germ of the concept very soon after Quark first included character styles at all. I am still shocked at how primitive Quark's character styles were as of Quark 7.
One of the big challenges of
One of the big challenges of any project is figuring out how to maximize your time and get the best result. When the project is creating a layout in InDesign the solution to that challenge is the proper use of styles. Whether character, paragraph, or object, advice on getting them all to integrate nicely together can be a bit daunting even for the most experienced designer.