Summary
Adobe InDesign CS2 and CS3 are a ton of fun for someone like me who loves XML and publishing. I think that Adobe has given the world some serious tools to work with, and they are likely to keep improving the products.
If you work with InDesign as a layout tool, you'll find that there are lots of ways to add value to your skills by using XML. It's a bit esoteric for most layout people, but if you try a few things, XML tends to get your interest.
If you are an XML-whacker already, but you haven't ever used it in a desktop publishing application, I hope that the Advanced Topics section has gotten you interested. You are sure to try something that I haven't covered here, so consider letting us know by feeding back your comments to improve this Short Cut.
If you want to see Adobe continue to enhance the XML capabilities for do-it-yourselfers (not just for people who can afford high-end server-based Adobe apps), then send them suggestions and show off what you do with XML and InDesign. Personally, I'm planning to try a lot more types of layouts and XSLT with CS3, and maybe try my hand at scripting XML, too.
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