Astrobyte develops "Essential Export Utility;" Extensis to publish CyberPress XTension for QuarkXpress.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1996--Astrobyte LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , creator of the award-winning BeyondPress(TM) HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. converter, today announced an entry level QuarkXPress to HTML export utility named CyberPress. Developed in cooperation with Extensis Corporation, CyberPress will bear the Extensis name, providing Extensis with an entry into the Web market. CyberPress provides quick, easy conversion of QuarkXPress document content to HTML (HyperText Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". ). The software provides much of the functionality of Astrobyte's BeyondPress, but is geared to the entry level Web publisher. CyberPress focuses on extracting the text and images from a document in a usable form, leaving all the fine-tuning options to an HTML editor A low-level Web site authoring tool that is essentially a text editor, specialized for writing HTML code. It assists the HTML author by cataloging all HTML tags and common structures in menus and by being able to catch certain syntax errors. . BeyondPress still serves dedicated publishing professionals who need to convert complex QuarkXPress documents to equally complex Web pages. "BeyondPress users are publishing intricate layouts on the Web direct from QuarkXPress, with long text chains, large images, and multimedia plug-ins," says Ralph Risch, general manager of Astrobyte. "But not everyone has the same needs. Many users just want to get their content out of QuarkXPress into raw HTML in the quickest way possible. CyberPress provides an essential export and conversion utility for the QuarkXPress user. And if users outgrow outgrow verb To change the relationship with a condition or structure by dint of ↑ age or size; while children outgrow clothing, and certain behaviors, they rarely outgrow diseases–eg, asthma it, they can upgrade to BeyondPress." CyberPress is an XTension to QuarkXPress 3.31 for Mac OS. Like BeyondPress, CyberPress provides users with a list of the text chains and images in a document. The list is displayed in a convenient palette that lets users add and rearrange items, create hypertext links, and export articles into web pages. CyberPress converts to HTML the entire Latin character set, special characters in Dingbats and Symbol fonts, common type styles, and paragraph alignments. The font mapping feature applies HTML headline styles to text in user-specified font sizes. Text can also be converted to an HTML list style, to an HTML table An HTML structure for creating rows and columns. It is used for lists, specifications and other tabular data as well as to locate elements on the page. The table command gives the HTML designer reasonably precise control over placement of text and images. , or to an image. Images are automatically converted to GIFs or JPEGs. For fine-tuning the exported HTML, CyberPress is bundled with Adobe's WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. HTML editor, PageMill. "It's the ideal tool for putting your existing content on the Web with minimum hassle and little time investment," says Craig Barnes, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Extensis. "Combined with PageMill 2.0, CyberPress is a truly powerful Web development package." Pricing and Availability CyberPress for Mac OS will be bundled with Adobe PageMill PageMill (1995-2000) was one of the first WYSIWYG HTML editors for the World Wide Web. Adobe Systems released PageMill 1.0 in late 1995. It was considered revolutionary at the time as it was the first HTML editor which was considered user friendly, cited as the "PageMaker of 2.0 and available in early September, 1996 at an estimated street price of $149.95. The bundle will be available at major software resellers and directly from Astrobyte toll free: (888) 278-7629, or from the Astrobyte Web site at http://www.astrobyte.com. Extensis Corporation, founded in 1993, develops, markets and distributes application-enhancement software solutions that enable users to maximize their financial and professional investment in their existing applications. Astrobyte is a Denver-based developer of leading edge publishing tools. Astrobyte was formed in 1994 by former employees of Quark, Inc., and is privately held. CONTACT: Astrobyte LLC, Denver Eliza Waugh, 303/534-6344 ext. 14 |
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