robert@setting.weitek.UUCP (Robert Plamondon) (12/19/87)
I'm looking for an editor for the PC that has a feature common to
MacDraw and Interleaf's OPS/WPS/TPS packages. These packages
maintain the identity of things like lines, polygons, and ovals so
you can re-size them, re-shade them, or move them in front of or
behind other objects. The PC editors I've seen, like PC-Paint and
Dr. Halo, don't allow this at all: once you create an object, it
loses its identity and becomes just another bunch of bits on bitmap.
-- Robert Plamondon
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"The paper IS the product"dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (12/19/87)
GEM Draw+ is an object editor for the IBM PC much like MacDraw. I can't comment
too much on its relative merits compared to Mac software, but it seemed to
do the job for me.
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Steve Dyer
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dyer@spdcc.COM aka {ihnp4,harvard,husc6,linus,ima,bbn,m2c}!spdcc!dyersam@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Samuel P. Moore) (12/20/87)
In article <482@spdcc.COM> dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) writes: >GEM Draw+ is an object editor for the IBM PC much like MacDraw. I can't comment >too much on its relative merits compared to Mac software, but it seemed to >do the job for me. >-- >Steve Dyer >dyer@harvard.harvard.edu >dyer@spdcc.COM aka {ihnp4,harvard,husc6,linus,ima,bbn,m2c}!spdcc!dyer Steve: Is it public domain? If so where can I get it? FTP? Sam Moore sam@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu
herb@hpindda.HP.COM (Herb Gellis) (12/22/87)
GEM DRAW+ is NOT public domain, it is from Digital Research like all of the other GEM products. P.S. "Paint" programs are basically bit-mapped graphics, once you paint it all the program knows are the bits. "Draw" programs are "vector" graphics that remembers the shapes, hence you can click on them, resize them, etc. There are lots of paint and draw programs - look for the ones that are called "draw". I can't remember if there are any P.D. draw programs; another non-public domain draw program is HP's "drawing gallery" (pardon the commercial, note where I work!) - it ain't cheap though.
dambrose@drivax.UUCP (David Ambrose) (12/24/87)
In article <578@setting.weitek.UUCP> robert@setting.weitek.UUCP (Robert Plamondon) writes: >I'm looking for an editor for the PC that has a feature common to >MacDraw and Interleaf's OPS/WPS/TPS packages. These packages >maintain the identity of things like lines, polygons, and ovals so >you can re-size them, re-shade them, or move them in front of or >behind other objects. > > -- Robert Plamondon Check out GEM Draw. It is object oriented and will do what you're looking for. I think it retails for about $150 and handles most popular screens and output devices. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ David L. Ambrose, -- Digital Research, Inc ...!amdahl!drivax!dambrose DISCLAIMER: Don't blame DRI. They wouldn't approve of this anyway. r}ix NO CARRIER
kevino@hpccc.HP.COM (Kevin Owen) (01/13/88)
I haven't tried Digital Research's product but I have tried two other packages. The first is HP Drawing Gallery - does a reasonable job at circles, ovals, shading etc. - but I stopped using it when I discovered another package called IN*A*VISION by Micrografx. IN*A*VISION has an interface that clones the MAC look and feel, it supports EGA, CGA, and Hercules adaptors and uses the MS Windows environment (although it will work just fine if you do not own a copy of MS Windows). It out-performs Drawing Gallery by at least 5:1. The above opinion is strictly my own - I have no affiliation with Micrografx. To be completely fair I must admit that my opinion of Drawing Gallery is based on version 1.0 - I understand 2.0 was recently released. Kevin Owen @ HP Cupertino, CA ...hplabs!hpccc!kevino -----------------------------