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TXM

TXM is a free, open source text corpus analysis environment. Its features include concordance, collocate search, frequencies based on the CQP full text search engine and statistical functions based on R packages. It can export results in CSV, XML or SVG format, and runs as a standalone desktop application in Windows, OS X and Linux environments, or as a web portal (download the leaflet for more).

Transformer: a Unicode Transform/Replace Tool

Transformer loads Unicode text files and performs sequences of transformation operations on them — search-and-replace, or JavaScript operations. It provides you with an interface to create and test these sequences of transformations before running them in batch mode on a set of files. Transformer was created to assist in the rescue of textual data from obsolete file formats such as DOS word-processor files. Sometimes, it proves impossible to rescue old data through normal means such as running the original application and exporting to a format which can be imported by a more modern program. Perhaps the program which created the data no longer exists or cannot be run on available hardware, or perhaps it cannot save to any format but its own. In these circumstances, it is often necessary to rescue the data by a process of manual conversion, identifying blocks of text or other data in the original file which can be replaced with Unicode characters, and building sequences of replacement operations which gradually convert the data. This often requires an exhaustive trial-and-error approach in which transformation operations are added incrementally and tested in various sequences before a reliable sequence is developed; then the sequence can be run on a group of files. Transformer should provide as efficient a working environment as possible, so that the user can focus on the task itself rather than the machinery.

QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress desktop publishing software is commonly used to create page layouts for a variety of print publications such as books, newspapers, magazines, posters and brochures. Similar in function to InDesign, the main differences are Quark's unique features for exporting documents as interactive webpages as well as its widespread use by printers, typesetters and page designers.

Features:

Enables the production of HTML and XML content without the need to convert or refine documents

Supports direct PDF importing and outputing according to regulations

Fully supports Adobe Photoshop files, avoiding complicated and time-consuming conversions

Uses OpenType and Unicode, making font and character settings easy

Free TypeTricks XTension locates overset text boxes as well as widows and orphans

Presents intuitive colour-management tools that includes the unique option of hexachrome printing

Allows the customisation of line and border dashes and stripes as well as the merging of boxes to generate complex shapes

Text runaround for hidden layers may be turned off

Shared Content instantly incorporates any text or graphic changes consistently throughout a project

XPress Composition Zones allow team members to work simulatenously on a project, with all modifications being updated instantly

Job jackets keep print job specifications consistent throughout the project, ensuring their clarity and memorability