The Page Layout Turf Wars

Following are some of my personal favorites:
• unlimited undos and redos;
• same screen zoom and full page views;
• files automatically saved when your computer crashes;
• ability to create a PDF of a complete catalog—not just single pages;
• an automatic layout adjustment feature, which adjusts all the components of a page when the page size is changed (think multi-purposing);
• page sizes from a single square pica (1⁄16 of an inch) to an 18-foot square;
• eyedropper formatting—select the format you like and apply it elsewhere with the eyedropper (type styles and formats);
• ability to import Microsoft Word and Excel tables with automatic multi-page flows;
• hierarchical master pages—modifications ripple down to associated master pages;
• image views in high resolution;
• multi-language support at no additional cost;
• complete color management consistent with Photoshop and Illustrator;
• scripting in AppleScript and Visual Basic;
• placement of native Illustrator and Photoshop files as well as TIF, PDF, BMP, DCS 2.0, EPS, GIF, JPG, PICT, WMF, PNG, PCS and Scitex CT;
• export options to PDF (without Acrobat Distiller), EPS, HTML or Postcript;
• zoom views from 5 percent to 4,000 percent with crisp type resolution;
• built-in, sophisticated preflight and packaging functions; and
• native support of Mac OS X and Windows XP.