Nice to see Xara get a mention..

[pauland]

https://www.creativebloq.com/feature...n-alternatives

[wizard509]

Yeah!!!

[Acorn]

But it is promoting Xara Page & Layout Designer 11, which is so stale:

Version: 11.2.3.40788
Filesize: 89.6MB
Date: Sept 01, 2015

Magix are selling it at £50 and yet Xara Photo & Graphic Designer has more features and is £5 cheaper and is up-to-date with a version date of March 29, 2021.

Acorn

[gwpriester]

Odd to see Quark as a InDesign substitute. Back in the day, InDesign was considered a poorman's QuarkXPress and while some thought InDesign had some cool features, it was never going to replace QuarkXpress.

If I were not so old and intractable at this point I would start using Affinity Publisher. They have really designed a true publishing programs from the ground up instead of adding a feature here and pasting on part of a function there.

But in terms of books — I've now done a dozen — I know how to get Xara to do what I need and I have been pretty happy with the results.

[mwenz]

Not that software comparison "reviews" were ever true dives into the software, but in the late 1980s and through the 1990s they were better. Closer to a true review.

The linked one demonstrates the author has no true clue what layout software is and should do.

[Boy]

The linked one demonstrates the author has no true clue what layout software is and should do.

In all fairness, the author clearly indicates if the listed software is for beginners (such as, Xara) or professionals etc. (such as Affinity).

[handrawn]

Not that software comparison "reviews" were ever true dives into the software, but in the late 1980s and through the 1990s they were better. Closer to a true review.

The linked one demonstrates the author has no true clue what layout software is and should do.

that's because [as I don't need to tell you] the article does not contain any review material

to be a review the programs would need to have been tested in use and the results compared and benchmarked

in fact what the article contains is just descriptive material

it's as if egon ronay had written about menus and decor and the appearance of the staff... but not actually sampled the food....

web is full of it