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Feature Comparison
Comparison between the XML features of the latest
versions of Atomik Roundtrip, QuarkXPress and InDesign. This feature comparison table has been compiled in order to illustrate the power of Atomik Roundtrip and QuarkXPress in combination, when compared with QuarkXPress and InDesign as standalone applications.
Feature
General
Available for MacOS
Available for Windows
Current version
2.1 7.31 CS (3.0)
Demo available online
Works with QuarkXPress 6.5
N/A N/A
Works with QuarkXPress 7
N/A N/A
Image Features
Can control settings for image boxes e.g. runaround
Can specify image box fit [?]
Flexibility in specifying image element(s) [?]
Imports images specified in XML
XML Specific Features
Entity Support
External DTD Support [?]
Internal DTD Support [?]
Map XML Attributes onto QXP page
Retains complete XML document integrity
Support for modular DTDs [?]
Supports mixed content elements [?]
Supports valid XML
Supports well-formed XML
XML Attribute support
Useability Features
Allows user to browse DTD hierarchy
Allows user to browse XML hierarchy
Drag & Drop XML onto page
Enables user to navigate XML used on page
Hotkey configuration [?]
Indicates element's context once placed on page [?]
'Roundtripping' features
Embeds complete XML document(s) in page layout document [?]
Exports complete original XML [?]
Maintains bi-directional link with XML file(s) [?]
Smart updates (only changed content is updated)
Update page if XML content changes
Update XML if content on page changes
Formatting
Ability to reuse formatting rules [?]
Automatically apply character style sheets to XML [?]
Automatically apply local formatting [?]
Automatically apply paragraph style sheets to XML [?]
Can turn XML into formatted tables
Prepend / append XML (placeholders) [?]
Prepend / append XML (XML drag and drop) [?]
Supports attribute dependent formatting [?]
Supports contextual formatting [?]
Character Features
Support for Unicode in XML
Supports custom character mapping
Supports page layout application special characters [?]
Misc.
Create XML templates (support for placeholders)
Display names can be independent of XML names
Error logging
Hierarcical template support [?]
Multiple XML template placeholders for same element [?]
Standards based configuration files [?]
Supports multiple XML files in a single document
Use XML records selectively [?]


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