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Re: Replacement for Lineform?

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On 2014-02-22, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2014.02.22, 12:07 , Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2014-02-22, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2014.02.22, 04:05 , Mirsky wrote:
>>>> Hi. I use a vector drawing app called Lineform that still (thankfully)
>>>> works under Mavericks. But its developer no longer supports the program.
>>>>
>>>> I still use Lineform because it allows me to draw with "artistic
>>>> strokes." Those strokes take into account the pressure of my graphics
>>>> tablet and I can therefore create art with lines of varying width. I
>>>> find drawings with artistic strokes look more natural and artistic.
>>>> Again, these are vector drawings, not bitmap.
>>>>
>>>> I've been waiting for another vector drawing program to come along with
>>>> features similar to "artistic strokes," but so far I haven't found one.
>>>> Other than Illustrator, which I think has something similar, but
>>>> Illustrator is overkill and too expensive for my needs.
>>>>
>>>> However, I'm posting here in case there is such a program with a feature
>>>> similar to artistic strokes, and I've just not heard of it. I was
>>>> fishing around in the Mac App Store but there are many apps in the
>>>> Graphics and Design category so I thought I'd post here.
>>>>
>>>> So, does anyone know if an app exists with a feature similar to artistic
>>>> strokes?
>>>
>>> I suspect inkscape is too underpowered for your needs?
>>
>> Not to mention clunky as hell. I find Inkskape rather distasteful for a
>> Mac application.
>
> It's X11 which I wouldn't really categorize as "Mac" (it's also 
> available for Linux and Windows).

Yeah, that is a big contributor to the clunky aspect of it. 

> I could use inkscape for several things except for the irksome lack of 
> scale settings.  I have used it to map some business models, basic 
> system ideas and so on.  Clumsy.

Exactly. It's just not very polished.

> Visio is nice (Windows, though) for many things.

Definitely. Too bad there's no Mac version.

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Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-22 01:05 -0800
  Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 16:37 +0000
    Re: Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-22 12:02 -0800
      Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 20:45 +0000
  Re: Replacement for Lineform? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-22 11:42 -0500
    Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 17:07 +0000
      Re: Replacement for Lineform? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-22 12:20 -0500
        Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 20:45 +0000
  Re: Replacement for Lineform? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 16:55 +0000
    Re: Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-22 12:05 -0800
      Re: Replacement for Lineform? Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2014-02-25 14:12 +0000
        Re: Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-25 12:00 -0800

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