MacromediaFreehand - Revision history

WillAdams: /* See Also */

2013-07-23T13:00:08Z

NeoPhyte Rep: /* About Macromedia Freehand */ PostScript-fueld -> PostScript-fueled

2013-07-14T11:15:26Z

About Macromedia Freehand: PostScript-fueld -> PostScript-fueled

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	==About Macromedia Freehand==		==About Macromedia Freehand==

	Freehand was one of the first desktop vector graphics editors, during the PostScript-~~fueld~~ desktop publishing boom of the 1980s, initially developed by Jim von Ehr of Altsys, but licensed for distribution to Aldus. It reverted to Altsys when Adobe purchased Aldus.		Freehand was one of the first desktop vector graphics editors, during the PostScript-fueled desktop publishing boom of the 1980s, initially developed by Jim von Ehr of Altsys, but licensed for distribution to Aldus. It reverted to Altsys when Adobe purchased Aldus.

	Versions 1 to 3 were limited to 1 page documents. Versions since 4 were based on the NeXTstep program Altsys Virtuoso and allow multiple page over one drawing table (allowing us to see all pages just from zooming out) MacromediaMX (11) is the current version, reflecting a transition to .swf and web development over the program's lifetime.		Versions 1 to 3 were limited to 1 page documents. Versions since 4 were based on the NeXTstep program Altsys Virtuoso and allow multiple page over one drawing table (allowing us to see all pages just from zooming out) MacromediaMX (11) is the current version, reflecting a transition to .swf and web development over the program's lifetime.

WillAdams at 18:31, 5 July 2013

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	==About Macromedia Freehand==		==About Macromedia Freehand==

	Freehand ~~is a quality-leading vectorial editor~~, ~~early develpment started from Aldus (early than 1990) from~~ the ~~postscript~~ boom of ~~80's~~		Freehand was one of the first desktop vector graphics editors, during the PostScript-fueld desktop publishing boom of the 1980s, initially developed by Jim von Ehr of Altsys, but licensed for distribution to Aldus. It reverted to Altsys when Adobe purchased Aldus.

	Versions 1 to 3 were ~~targeted~~ to 1 page documents Versions since 4 ~~allows~~ multiple page over one drawing table (allowing us to see all pages just from zooming out) MacromediaMX (11) ~~seems to be~~ the ~~actual~~ version, ~~and very targeted~~ to .swf and web development.		Versions 1 to 3 were limited to 1 page documents. Versions since 4 were based on the NeXTstep program Altsys Virtuoso and allow multiple page over one drawing table (allowing us to see all pages just from zooming out) MacromediaMX (11) is the current version, reflecting a transition to .swf and web development over the program's lifetime.

	Macromedia has been bought by Adobe in 2006.		Macromedia has been bought by Adobe in 2006.
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	See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.		See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.

	Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few ~~if any~~ plug-ins for it~~, nor many good books~~. ~~I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to~~ it~~. Further a Google search containing the term~~ '~~Freehand~~' ~~will~~ (~~in general) take you to many pages with the phrase~~ '~~Freehand Tool~~' or '~~Freehand Technique~~' ~~that often are about Illustrator~~.		Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few plug-ins for it. An excellent book covering it was Olav Kvern's ''Real World FreeHand'' which was available for versions 3–8 (much of its content has been recycled into ''Real World InDesign'').

	~~I have found~~ Freehand ~~to be good~~ for doing precise work (such as charts, maps and diagrams), and ~~also good for~~ people with limited artistic skills~~; Whilst you will find a few artists who like Freehand, you only have~~ to ~~watch a talented person using Illustrator to realise how good that~~ program ~~is, if you have good drawing skills. Also, the concrete interface to Illustrator is now an excellent match to Photoshop~~.		Freehand is well-suited for doing precise work (such as charts, maps and diagrams), and its elegant, consistent interface allowed even people with limited artistic skills to use the program successfully.

	Whilst there are many individual features of Freehand that are superior, and ought to be incorporated into Inkscape, I suggest that the history of this program and its current state, is a lesson in how not to run a business unit. Having said that, Freehand has missed most opportunities for bloat, and its feature set is no greater than its loyal customers actually use, it has an excellent reputation for the quality of its Postscript output - though I suspect that Illustrator has caught up (if it were ever behind), and its file format, though binary, has allowed Macromedia's developers to produce a program which handles a lot of metadata for each object.		Whilst there are many individual features of Freehand that are superior, and ought to be incorporated into Inkscape, I suggest that the history of this program and its current state, is a lesson in how not to run a business unit. Having said that, Freehand has missed most opportunities for bloat, and its feature set is no greater than its loyal customers actually use, it has an excellent reputation for the quality of its Postscript output - though I suspect that Illustrator has caught up (if it were ever behind), and its file format, though binary, has allowed Macromedia's developers to produce a program which handles a lot of metadata for each object.

Kris: Reverted edits by Garcia (talk) to last revision by Colin Marquardt

2012-03-16T06:22:01Z

Reverted edits by Garcia (talk) to last revision by Colin Marquardt

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	See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.		See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.

	Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few if any plug-ins for it, nor many good books. I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to it. Further a Google search containing the term 'Freehand' will (in general) take you to many pages with the phrase 'Freehand Tool' or 'Freehand Technique' that often are about Illustrator. ~~[http://www.cureviewscam.com/visual-impact-muscle-building-review/ Visual Impact Muscle Building]~~		Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few if any plug-ins for it, nor many good books. I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to it. Further a Google search containing the term 'Freehand' will (in general) take you to many pages with the phrase 'Freehand Tool' or 'Freehand Technique' that often are about Illustrator.

	I have found Freehand to be good for doing precise work (such as charts, maps and diagrams), and also good for people with limited artistic skills; Whilst you will find a few artists who like Freehand, you only have to watch a talented person using Illustrator to realise how good that program is, if you have good drawing skills. Also, the concrete interface to Illustrator is now an excellent match to Photoshop.		I have found Freehand to be good for doing precise work (such as charts, maps and diagrams), and also good for people with limited artistic skills; Whilst you will find a few artists who like Freehand, you only have to watch a talented person using Illustrator to realise how good that program is, if you have good drawing skills. Also, the concrete interface to Illustrator is now an excellent match to Photoshop.

Garcia: /* Reviews */

2012-03-16T06:16:58Z

Reviews

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	See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.		See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.

	Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few if any plug-ins for it, nor many good books. I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to it. Further a Google search containing the term 'Freehand' will (in general) take you to many pages with the phrase 'Freehand Tool' or 'Freehand Technique' that often are about Illustrator.		Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few if any plug-ins for it, nor many good books. I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to it. Further a Google search containing the term 'Freehand' will (in general) take you to many pages with the phrase 'Freehand Tool' or 'Freehand Technique' that often are about Illustrator. [http://www.cureviewscam.com/visual-impact-muscle-building-review/ Visual Impact Muscle Building]

	I have found Freehand to be good for doing precise work (such as charts, maps and diagrams), and also good for people with limited artistic skills; Whilst you will find a few artists who like Freehand, you only have to watch a talented person using Illustrator to realise how good that program is, if you have good drawing skills. Also, the concrete interface to Illustrator is now an excellent match to Photoshop.		I have found Freehand to be good for doing precise work (such as charts, maps and diagrams), and also good for people with limited artistic skills; Whilst you will find a few artists who like Freehand, you only have to watch a talented person using Illustrator to realise how good that program is, if you have good drawing skills. Also, the concrete interface to Illustrator is now an excellent match to Photoshop.

Colin Marquardt: Reverted edits by BwzSzf (Talk); changed back to last version by Colin Marquardt

2007-04-20T15:43:18Z

Reverted edits by BwzSzf (Talk); changed back to last version by Colin Marquardt

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	== Screenshots ==		== Screenshots ==

	[http://images.google.com/images?q=Freehand		[http://images.google.com/images?q=Freehand&btnG=Google+Search Google Image Search:Freehand]

			[http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/freehand/images/fh006/chrome12.gif Freehand Inset Tool] taken from a [http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/freehand/fh006.php Freehand tutorial] (and another [http://www.webdersleri.com/sayfa.asp?id=708&mode=print tutorial on using Inset])

			Please add more...


			== User Interface ==

			[http://davitjcc.tripod.com/fh10info.html Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts for FreeHand]

			== Offical Links and General Information ==

			[http://www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/ Macromedia Freehand Official web site]

			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_Freehand Macromedia Freehand at Wikipedia]

			== See Also ==

			Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be funadmentally very vector orientated software.

			[[Category:Developer Discussion]]
			[[Category:Other Software]]

BwzSzf at 11:38, 13 April 2007

2007-04-13T11:38:54Z

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	== Screenshots ==		== Screenshots ==

	[http://images.google.com/images?q=Freehand~~&btnG=Google+Search Google Image Search:Freehand]~~		[http://images.google.com/images?q=Freehand

	[http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/freehand/images/fh006/chrome12.gif Freehand Inset Tool] taken from a [http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/freehand/fh006.php Freehand tutorial] (and another [http://www.webdersleri.com/sayfa.asp?id=708&mode=print tutorial on using Inset])

	~~Please add more...~~


	~~== User Interface ==~~

	~~[http://davitjcc.tripod.com/fh10info.html Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts for FreeHand]~~

	~~== Offical Links and General Information ==~~

	~~[http://www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/ Macromedia Freehand Official web site]~~

	~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_Freehand Macromedia Freehand at Wikipedia]~~

	~~== See Also ==~~

	Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be funadmentally very vector orientated software.

	~~[[Category:Developer Discussion]]~~
	~~[[Category:Other Software]]~~

Colin Marquardt: /* See Also */

2006-07-03T09:01:41Z

Colin Marquardt: +about

2006-07-03T08:59:05Z

+about

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	Please post links to screenshots and/or criticism of this vector drawing application.		Please post links to screenshots and/or criticism of this vector drawing application.

	=== Reviews ===		==About Macromedia Freehand==

			Freehand is a quality-leading vectorial editor, early develpment started from Aldus (early than 1990) from the postscript boom of 80's

			Versions 1 to 3 were targeted to 1 page documents Versions since 4 allows multiple page over one drawing table (allowing us to see all pages just from zooming out) MacromediaMX (11) seems to be the actual version, and very targeted to .swf and web development.

			Macromedia has been bought by Adobe in 2006.

			== Reviews ==

	A review specifically comparing Inkscape 0.42.2 and FreeHand MXA: [http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/231/1/]		A review specifically comparing Inkscape 0.42.2 and FreeHand MXA: [http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/231/1/]
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	# Envelopes are only shown on request		# Envelopes are only shown on request

	=== Features ===		== Features ==
	* Inset Tool (see below)		* Inset Tool (see below)

	=== Screenshots ===		== Screenshots ==

	[http://images.google.com/images?q=Freehand&btnG=Google+Search Google Image Search:Freehand]		[http://images.google.com/images?q=Freehand&btnG=Google+Search Google Image Search:Freehand]
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	=== User Interface ===		== User Interface ==

	[http://davitjcc.tripod.com/fh10info.html Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts for FreeHand]		[http://davitjcc.tripod.com/fh10info.html Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts for FreeHand]

	=== Offical Links and General Information ===		== Offical Links and General Information ==

	[http://www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/ Macromedia Freehand Official web site]		[http://www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/ Macromedia Freehand Official web site]
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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_Freehand Macromedia Freehand at Wikipedia]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_Freehand Macromedia Freehand at Wikipedia]

	=== See Also ===		== See Also ==

	Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be funadmentally very vector orientated software.		Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be funadmentally very vector orientated software.

	[[Category:Developer Discussion]]		[[Category:Developer Discussion]]
			[[Category:Other Product]]

GigaClon: Categorization

2006-06-21T20:19:58Z

Categorization

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	=== Reviews ===		=== Reviews ===

	A review specifically comparing Inkscape 0.42.2 and [[FreeHand]] MXA: [http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/231/1/]		A review specifically comparing Inkscape 0.42.2 and FreeHand MXA: [http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/231/1/]

	The most effective site which covers Macromedia Freehand is [http://www.freehandsource.com/ The Freehand Source]. (It is also a proof-by-example that Flash can be used on the Web). Whilst the author admits a little bias with such phrases as "ode to a fantastic program I've grown to love over the years", it really is a wart and all look at the program in its many versions. The (framed) pages on Tips, and Bugs are probably the most useful, but the whole site is worth looking at.		The most effective site which covers Macromedia Freehand is [http://www.freehandsource.com/ The Freehand Source]. (It is also a proof-by-example that Flash can be used on the Web). Whilst the author admits a little bias with such phrases as "ode to a fantastic program I've grown to love over the years", it really is a wart and all look at the program in its many versions. The (framed) pages on Tips, and Bugs are probably the most useful, but the whole site is worth looking at.

	See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: [[FreeHand]] 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.		See [http://www.atpm.com/7.07/freehand.shtml Review: FreeHand 10], though this might contain too little information to be useful.

	Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few if any plug-ins for it, nor many good books. I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to it. Further a Google search containing the term 'Freehand' will (in general) take you to many pages with the phrase 'Freehand Tool' or 'Freehand Technique' that often are about Illustrator.		Note that Macromedia never really took the trouble to encourage invisible or unsanctioned copying of this product, and there are few if any plug-ins for it, nor many good books. I doubt that after the early nineties many youngsters chose or were exposed to it. Further a Google search containing the term 'Freehand' will (in general) take you to many pages with the phrase 'Freehand Tool' or 'Freehand Technique' that often are about Illustrator.
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	=== User Interface ===		=== User Interface ===

	[http://davitjcc.tripod.com/fh10info.html Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts for [[FreeHand]]]		[http://davitjcc.tripod.com/fh10info.html Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts for FreeHand]

	=== Offical Links and General Information ===		=== Offical Links and General Information ===
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	Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be funadmentally very vector orientated software.		Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be funadmentally very vector orientated software.

			[[Category:Developer Discussion]]

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be ~~funadmentally very~~ vector ~~orientated~~ software.		Macromedia Freehand is the product most directly relevant to Inkscape but we can also learn from Macromedia Fireworks and [[MacromediaFlash]] which all seem to be fundamentally vector-oriented software.

	[[Category:Developer Discussion]]		[[Category:Developer Discussion]]
	[[Category:Other Software]]		[[Category:Other Software]]

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	[[Category:Developer Discussion]]		[[Category:Developer Discussion]]
	[[Category:Other ~~Product~~]]		[[Category:Other Software]]