Choose the right QA layer

Task-level decision matrix

Compare Avellio, InDesign Preflight, GREP Find/Change, and human proofreading by task.

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Output and asset readiness

Task Primary tool Supporting tool Why
Missing or modified link Preflight Human production check It is an asset state, not typography.
Effective image resolution Preflight Human visual proof Profile rules can detect measurable thresholds; the human judges visual suitability.
Missing font Preflight Avellio active-font evidence Preflight validates availability; Avellio helps explain font use in analyzed text.
Overset text Preflight Human review; Avellio write guards Preflight identifies output risk; Avellio blocks risky corrections but does not replace overset certification.
Color space, profile, bleed, packaging Preflight Human production review Outside Avellio's primary scope and not a text-regex problem.

Typography and composition

Task Primary tool Supporting tool Why
Widow, orphan, short last line Avellio + human GREP rarely useful Requires composition evidence and editorial judgment.
Rivers and bad rag Avellio + human — Geometry can prioritize pages; the human decides whether the texture is acceptable.
Hyphenation ladders Avellio Human Systematic detection plus visual correction.
Double spaces Avellio or GREP Human spot-check Avellio routes supported safe fixes; GREP is excellent for an exact known pattern.
Ellipsis normalization Avellio or GREP Human for source-sensitive text Both can execute exact transformations; context still matters in quotations or code.
Numeric range hyphen Avellio GREP only with a carefully bounded house rule Avellio adds URL, identifier, phone, negative-number, and context guards.
Number-unit spacing Avellio GREP for an approved controlled vocabulary Locale and unit ambiguity make unrestricted replacement risky.
Quote pairing Avellio diagnosis + human GREP for narrow known cases Pairing and apostrophes require context; Avellio intentionally avoids universal auto-normalization.

Style-system integrity

Task Primary tool Supporting tool Why
Unexpected paragraph style Avellio Style Heatmap Human Visual distribution exposes isolated or misplaced applications.
Local font/size/leading override Avellio Override Detection Preflight profile where configured Avellio groups property evidence, risk, and likely intent.
Near-duplicate styles Avellio Human style-system owner Similarity is evidence; consolidation requires design ownership.
Reset local formatting to style Avellio guarded style cleanup or native InDesign Human confirmation Potentially destructive and never a generic delivery-cleanup action.
Known import artifact GREP or Avellio Style Hygiene Human Choose exact pattern replacement when known; use Avellio when the noise pattern must first be discovered.

Editorial and semantic quality

Task Primary tool Supporting tool Why
Wrong proper name or factual value Human External authoritative source No compared automation knows the fact.
Mixed date, number, or currency convention Avellio Human locale/house-style owner Avellio finds drift; the human decides the intended convention.
Inconsistent abbreviation punctuation Avellio or GREP Human Avellio discovers inconsistency; GREP enforces an approved exact rule.
Heading capitalization drift Avellio Human editor Automated evidence prioritizes headings; exceptions can be intentional.
Tone, grammar, ambiguity, legal meaning Human Specialist language/legal tools outside this comparison Not an output, regex, or typography-only decision.

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