Color Application Notes

POCE Errors in QuarkXPress 4.x for Macintosh

This Color Application Note describes the procedure to resolve POCE error messages received when using QuarkXPress 4.x on the Macintosh OS.

Requirements

Macintosh OS 8.x or higher and QuarkXPress

Restrictions

None.

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Overview

If the POCE XTension is loaded when Quark XPress launches, but the POCE system extensions and control panel are not available in the System, a warning message appears:

Because the POCE (Pantone Open Color Environment) system files can cause problems in Mac OS 8.x, the QuarkXPress installer or updater does not automatically install these System files. However, it does install the POCE XTension into the QuarkXPress folder.

The POCE System Extensions provide two functions:

1. They add the ability to choose Pantone colors in the Apple System Picker.

2. They add the ability to choose CMYK colors in the Apple System Picker.

The POCE XTension just provides a way to access these functions from within the QuarkXPress 'Edit Color' dialog box. We recommend that you simply disable the POCE XTension -- or delete it altogether -- because QuarkXPress can already perform those functions without POCE's help.

However, if you want to use the POCE XTension, for it to work properly, the following System Extensions need to be installed into your System Folder (they can be found on the QuarkXPress 4.1 CD-ROM disc -> Other Items folder -> POCE folder):

* PANTONE CMYK Color Picker

* PANTONE Color Picker

* Pantone Responder

* Pantone Profile

The first three go into the System Folder -> Extensions folder, and the last one goes in the Control Panels folder. You can simply drop the icons onto the System folder icon, and the Mac OS will automatically install them into the correct locations.

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