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Chapter 7: Typography

Page-Layout Applications

Page-layout applications are considered the most complex CJKV text-processing tools

available, because they allow users to typeset text in a variety of ways, and with much

greater precision than tools such as text editors and word processors. ere are many

dedicated CJKV-capable page-layout systems available, but they tend to be proprietary in

nature, and are very expensive and not easily upgraded.

Most page-layout systems—with the exception of Adobe InDesign, Adobe FrameMaker,

and perhaps QuarkXPress—are not very ecient for direct text entry. It is usually neces-

sary to rst enter the text using conventional word-processing applications, such as Mi-

croso Word, then import the text into the page-layout application for further manipula-

tion. Adobe InCopy, the text-editing module for Adobe InDesign, is especially suited for

text entry. ere are usually lters available that allow you to retain certain attributes of

the text during the import process, such as the fonts used (names, point sizes, styles, and

so on), tab settings, and line spacing. Some page-layout systems, such as Adobe Frame-

Maker, have always been eective for text entry, and for such applications, there is abso-

lutely no need to use a word processor as part of the document workow.

You can expect to nd in these applications features such as a vertical writing ...