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From: edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu
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Subject: Re: Superpaint 2.0 vs. Canvas 2.0
Keywords: Superpaint, Canvas
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Date: 6 Sep 88 16:58:30 GMT
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In article <3162@emory.uucp> riddle@emory.uucp (Larry Riddle) writes:
>I have Superpaint 1.0. I expect I will upgrade to 2.0 when it becomes
>available, but I am intrigued by some of the ads I've seen recently for
>Canvas 2.0, especially since they are offering free upgrades to anyone
>who buys version 1.0.
>
>Can anyone describe the relative merits of version 2.0 of these
>programs? Is it worth having both, or can one do almost everything with
>just one of them? Is one better for paint (bitmaps)? for drawing
>(objects)?

I have both SuperPaint and Canvas (not 2.0 yet).  The kind of drawings I do
are technical diagrams, and Canvas is best suited for this.  Its object
oriented nature, plus its ability to be able to work at any of its
magnifications or reductions proves invaluable in my work.

The new version of Canvas is supposed to have multiple Bezier spline capability,
like Illustrator and Freehand, and an auto-trace capability.  Also, the
ruler and grid functions (a weaker part of Canvas) is supposed to be improved.
Also, Canvas 2.0 is supposed to multiple layers (like acetate sheets), much
like Draw-It-Again-Sam.

I think SuperPaint is better at doing large-scale bitmap art.  Its bitmap
layer is easier to use than Canvas, where you have to create an object and
convert it to a bitmap.  

Oh yes, another advantage to Canvas is color support.  While the current
version of Canvas supports the standard 8 colors from standard Quickdraw,
Canvas 2.0 will support full 256 colors (like PixelPaint).  Now if only
I could afford to print color..... :-)

Edward Moy				Principal Programmer - Macintosh & Unix
Workstation Support Services		Workstation Software Support Group
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720

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