[Sigia-l] multidoctype publishing: from Visio and Word: sugg estions?

[Listera]

"Christopher Fahey [askrom]" wrote:

> Another advantage to embedded GIFs is that they are a lot easier to
> manipulate and move around in your Word document.

I know where you're coming from, but I can't over the notion of taking
what's essentially vector art, throwing away its principal attribute
(scalability) by freezing it into a bitmap and sticking it into an app that
can barely handle text :-) Ouch.

How come folks don't use layout programs like QuarkXPress or inDesign to
handle disparate vector/raster formats (not Visio, of course) with PDF, XML,
TOC, indexing, page numbering, robust printing, etc., functionalities? Is it
the learning curve? Price? Specific formats not supported? Habit?

Best,

Ziya