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October 10, 2014
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Printing from Arbortext

  • October 10, 2014
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We are running Arbortext v6.1 M010. We currently don't have either the Publishing Engine or the full version of Styler. To make a manuscript print out (very lightly formatted; suitable for proofreading), we are currently using a third party, Unix-based typesetting system. We would like to move our printing to Windows since we are now using the Windows version of Arbortext. I was wondering is anyone printing or creating a PS or PDF file from Arbortext and not using the Publishing Engine? Is this even possible? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

Regards,
Rick

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    GarethOakes16-Pearl
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    October 15, 2014
    Thanks Steve for your insights, very interesting.

    // Gareth Oakes
    // Chief Architect, GPSL
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    rschoen1-VisitorAuthor
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    October 21, 2014
    Thanks, everyone for your thoughtful responses to my query about printing. Curiously, before I posted my question here, I was told (by our Arbortext tech support vendor) that Print Composer is no longer available for Arbortext. Had I not been told that, Print Composer would have been my first choice. We have used Print Composer in the past before we switched from SGML to XML.

    Rick
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    Anonymous
    October 27, 2014

    Hi all-


    I'd like to clarify that Print Composer is no longer available for purchase. If you require publishing for a small user base, please contact your Account representative for alternate options.


    Pushpinder Toor, SLM Solution Manager

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    GregoryMackenzi1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    October 27, 2014
    It's kind of a bizarre move, and one I don't understand at all. People need to deliver a product. In my opinion Print Composer should be a standard feature of Arbortext Editor.
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    Anonymous
    October 27, 2014
    This is news to me. Hope our existing licenses are grandfathered through 6 and on.
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    Anonymous
    October 27, 2014

    Hi-


    We still have options for composition, but Print Composer is no longer the model we are selling to deliver this functionality. Please check with your Account representative about options available with Publishing Engine to you.


    For customers that currently have Print Composer, they may continue to use it, we are just not offering additional sales any longer. (Although remember, if you are using 6.0 and upgrade to 6.1, you will need to regenerate your Flex licenses.)


    Pushpinder Toor, SLM Solution Manager

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    kmccain1-Visitor
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    October 28, 2014

    I am also surprised at this. I just received a quote for maintenance renewal on some of our Print Composer licenses this week, so decided to double-check with my reseller on this. His reply states "PTC still offers and supports Print Composer and it will still be available after 6.1 for installation".

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    Anonymous
    October 29, 2014

    Hi Kim-


    Correct- it is still supported and you may continue to use it if you have exisiting licenses. I want to make clear that we are no longer offering anynewsales of this module.


    As I stated in my previous post:


    For customers that currently have Print Composer, they may continue to use it, we are just not offering additional sales any longer. (Although remember, if you are using 6.0 and upgrade to 6.1, you will need to regenerate your Flex licenses.)



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    I am also surprised at this. I just received a quote for maintenance renewal on some of our Print Composer licenses this week, so decided to double-check with my reseller on this. His reply states "PTC still offers and supports Print Composer and it will still be available after 6.1 for installation".



    Pushpinder Toor, SLM Solution Manager

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    RobertWilliams1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    October 29, 2014

    So for those of us is smaller shops (< 10 folks) that have been happily using Arbortext Editor standalone with Print Composer for years for PDF output, what are our options? We were considering buying 2-4 more seats this year - this will kill that without Print Composer. Oxygen instead? Options?


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    aneder1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    October 29, 2014
    Hello Bob,



    Arbortext Styler includes Print Composer functionality. It is more
    expensive than Composer, but it is sufficiently chipper than Print Server,
    about $6000K.



    Sincerely,

    Alexander


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