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From: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Grayscale/UltraPaint
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Date: 2 Jul 90 18:17:45 GMT
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Reply-To: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
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In article <147103@felix.UUCP> kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr) writes:
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)Like Canvas, they seem to have good ideas and build a feature-rich program.
)Canvas is easier to use that just about any drawing program, but if you
)just draw a simple box and put it in Word, two of the sides won't print.
)How can they give us so much in neat features and ease of use tools, then
)fail so miserably on simple things like printing and documentation. (If
)you're an original Canvas owner, you know what I mean about the set of
)update manuals. We have nothing but a mish-mash of pieces of documentation.)

The clipping problem doesn't seem to be unique to Canvas. E.g., it also 
happens with FreeHand drawings imported into Word (hence, I suspect Word :-).
It only seems to happen when a line type of object (as opposed to text) is the
outermost object. I get around the problem by drawing an invisible rectangle
around the entire image. 

I agree with your sentiments about Canvas and Deneba in general. I've
given up on Canvas. Things that line up properly on the screen
don't when printed (e.g., arrow-heads). (I now use FreeHand and
Illustrator exclusively. I think Canvas just can't handle PostScript
output.) Support? Ha!

-- 
Frank Kolnick,
Basis Computer Systems Inc.
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