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From: ranjit@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ranjit Bhatnagar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Structured Graphics Standard
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Date: 14 Sep 88 04:51:14 GMT
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In article <2336@ihlpm.ATT.COM> jmdavis@ihlpm.ATT.COM (Davis) writes:
>I have long wanted a MACDraw like package for my Amiga, without
>having to buy a CAD package. And this has been where this thread
>has been going. Let's not forget about color.

This just occurred to me: Aegis Animator is a color structured graphics
editor.  Add a grid, larger-than-screen-size workspace, and measurements,
and you pretty much have MacDraw in color.  A heck of a lot cheaper than
most CAD programs, too.

Why it's not REALLY a substitute for MacDraw: the interface is clumsy;
it runs in low resolution only; it's missing the above mentioned features.
But it's close!  If it could output its scene data in PostScript, I
would probably use it as a draw program despite the problems...

Gives me a chance to plug my idea for a S.G. standard again!  If there
were a standardized format for these things, we would only need one
postscript translator...

	- Ranjit




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