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From: robertw@informix.com (Rob Weinberg)
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Subject: Re: Suggestions - Good drawing program?
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Date: 15 Nov 90 21:18:40 GMT
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> What I would prefer is to pick the two endpoints of the curve,
>and shape the curve as needed from there.

You may want to look at a more recent version of Canvas. It has
shapable bezier curves that do this admirably.

> Second, I would like the ability to combine 2 objects to form a
> single object.

This ability is one of the reasons I prefer Canvas over MacDraw!
You can do this handily in Canvas - cut a polygon or bezier curve,
and join it to another curve. Or, of course, group objects
together.

I've used Canvas a lot because of these features. It can be quite
a bit slower than MacDraw when displaying complex graphics, however.

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