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From: osmigo@ut-emx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Drawing softwares
Keywords: PICT format at least
Message-ID: <8914@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 21 Dec 88 05:38:49 GMT
References: <756@dukempd.phy.duke.edu> <4796@mnetor.UUCP>
Reply-To: osmigo@emx.UUCP (Ron Morgan)
Organization: Speech Communication UT Austin
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[users laud Canvas 2.0]

Canvas 2.0 is indeed a fine program. However, it may suffer from an attempted
"do everything" role a la FullWrite Professional. You can only cram so many
features into one program before you start cutting corners somewhere. 

Personally, I find it more useful to have a variety of graphic programs on
hand, instead of saying "this one is the best." For object-oriented drawing,
PowerDraw is very, very hard to beat. Even Canvas can't come close. Cricket
Draw also has some unique capabilities I use from time to time. For bit-map
work, SuperPaint 2.01 fills the bill, although I like the way Canvas lets you
draw with "paint tools" such as the spray can, then select and manipulate the
segment as an object. Wonderful. Sometimes, however, I just want something
quick-and-dirty, such as a simple data form with rows and columns of squares.
In that case, the aforementioned applications are gross overkill, and I whip
it out with "Old Reliable," MacDraw 1.9.5. For touching up digitized images,
of course, there are Digital Darkroom and Image Studio. At any rate, each of
these fine programs has at least a few unique capabilities worthy of note that
the others don't have.

Having all these on hand could be an expensive proposition, I'll admit, but
you can save a substantial amount of money by buying mail order. If you pirate,
they are all readily available for free via dialup, although this route
precludes access to perks such as documentation and tech support.

Ron

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