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From: shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Is there a better alternative than MS-Windows Paint program???
Message-ID: <184@labii.UUCP>
Date: 31 May 89 01:34:21 GMT
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Might as well put my two cents in here...

Best graphics program?  CorelDraw from Corel Systems in Canada.  Talk about
power and flexibility!  It has the best spline curve editing I've seen
anywhere (including inserting, deleting, straightening, etc).  The text
handling is SUPERB.  Type a text line, select it and a graphic line, and
pick 'Fit text to path'.  NEAT.  

The text is stored as outlines, not as bitmaps.  Therefore, you can
generate characters from about 4 point to an infinite size.  The fonts are
supplied WITH Corel, and are VERY good.  There's about 35 of them, I
believe (and no, that's not Helvetica: bold, italic, underlined, capitals =
4 fonts).  

It's postscript handling is phenomenal, though you do not need postscript
to run it.  (best setup I've seen so far:  Corel draw, Windows/386,
Jetscript card.  wow!)

Corel is something like $495.  (613) 728-8200.

I am not affiliated with Corel at all, except as a VERY satisfied customer.

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