AUGD: Re: Augd Digest, Vol 3, Issue 64
AUGD: Re: Augd Digest, Vol 3, Issue 64
- Subject: AUGD: Re: Augd Digest, Vol 3, Issue 64
- From: John Johnson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:16:14 -0500
On 29 Mar, 2006, at 15:00, email@hidden wrote:
Today's Topics:
1. RE: AppleWorks and Spreadsheets (Fred Showker)
2. RE: AppleWorks and Spreadsheets (email@hidden)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:58:05 -0500
From: Fred Showker <email@hidden>
Subject: AUGD: RE: AppleWorks and Spreadsheets
To: email@hidden
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The real void in the Mac marketplace is measured drawing with
vector tools. Poor MacDraft never had a chance -- yet is still
available at an unbelievably bloated price. Nothing available
for drafting or even simple diagramatic drawings under $400
and even at that price they're not industry standard.
Canvas (once my most recommended drawing program) has become a
nightmare of over-bloating and clunky interface. The last version
I reviewed was Canvas 8. It's here on my shelf if anyone would like
to have it. I haven't heard from Deneba in so long, I don't even
know if they're still in business. Odessa also has a measured
drawing program, but it's seriously flawed with an unusable
interface. Nowhere to turn.
What about OmniGraffle?
I've not used Canvas, but a number of our members said that
OmniGraffle seemed quite similar to Canvas when we had a presentation
on OmniGraffle.
I know that one of our members has used OmniGraffle to produce
dimensioned drawings of one sort or another in the past, and that
there is a room layout and a yard layout module for it (essentially a
pile of shapes for sofas, chairs, shrubs, etc.) so that you can, er,
do layouts. I've not bought it yet, but it's something that I keep
meaning to get to.
later,
johnj
VP Serious Macintosh User's Group
www.smug.net
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