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Thank You Adobe for Killing Freehand

Jul 10, 2007 9:16 PM

Well Adobe you've done it...finally kiling the only competition you had in Aldus Freehand. Yeah, Yeah, whatever Crackromedia. Let's kill the only program that actually does things easier and better than the postscipt gods can do it. Yes, I know you invented the PS language, thanks for that. But....Frustrator is kinda sickening to try to use. Instead of a few clicks, let's make the user do 10 clicks! What a concept. If I hear "Oh, but Illustrator users use alot more keyboard commands than the average user, I'm gonnaPUKE!" Ok, I have to rant here. I will use FH until they pry it from my cold dead fingers...
748 Views   13 Replies   Latest reply: John Gallagher, Jul 28, 2007 11:40 AM
 
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  • Bembelembe
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    1. Bembelembe,
    Jul 11, 2007 12:05 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    I agree...
     
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  • John Gallagher
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    2. John Gallagher,
    Jul 11, 2007 8:08 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    Preach Brother!
     
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  • Hobie_Wood
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    3. Hobie_Wood,
    Jul 11, 2007 8:09 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    Hear hear...
     
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  • maxman23
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    4. maxman23,
    Jul 11, 2007 9:58 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    Ahhh, yes... the old evil corporation mantra. It does get a bit tired after about the fiftieth time.

    By all means, stay with FH! But in here you are preaching to the converted, my bruddahs. Go over to the Illy forums and try to raise some hackles there... that's the bolder thing to do. This particular place is destined for entombment.
     
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  • Jiyu_ni_ikiru
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    5. Jiyu_ni_ikiru,
    Jul 19, 2007 3:58 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    Freehand sucks! It gives me a lot of headaches compared to Illustrator. The xports are terrible and it doesn't work as well as Illustrator with Photoshop.
     
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  • Newsgroup_User
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    6. Newsgroup_User,
    Jul 19, 2007 7:01 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    > Freehand sucks! It gives me a lot of headaches compared to Illustrator.

    Then you should be happy.

    -Darrel


     
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  • good4cat563
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    7. good4cat563,
    Jul 23, 2007 3:38 PM   in reply to Herbie03
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    What can be done to bring Freehand back? I HATE the clunkiness of Illustrator. To what software gods do we need appeal?
     
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  • Newsgroup_User
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    8. Newsgroup_User,
    Jul 24, 2007 2:39 PM   in reply to Herbie03
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    On 7/23/07 6:38 PM, in article f83alq$mg0$1@forums.macromedia.com,
    "good4cat563" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

    > What can be done to bring Freehand back? I HATE the clunkiness of Illustrator.
    > To what software gods do we need appeal?

    I honestly don't think anything can be done. Adobe has made a business
    decision, and that's that.

    It would be nice if they offered us a really good discount path to either
    Illustrator or In-Design depending on our current uses of Freehand. Barring
    that, I will continue to use Freehand until changes in Mac OS render it
    inoperable. By that time, hopefully, an open source program like Scribus
    will be able to step up to the plate.


     
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  • catsmeouch
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    9. catsmeouch,
    Jul 24, 2007 3:40 PM   in reply to Herbie03
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    I just found out about this "problem". As I understand it , FreeHand MX will not work with the new Macs with the Intel chip-- that is what Adobe says when i call. When I walk into the local Apple store they say is will work...just not as well. Who do I believe- the software manufacturer or the computer/OS/chip manufacturer? Just asking becuse I may HAVE to buy a new Mac and was told to ask all my software producers if their products will work with the new Intel chip.
    I have never seen Illustrator (used FH since the Aldus days), but from the comments here I am guessing they are not an easy exchange. Yes? No? Adobe DID say Illustrator will open FreeHand files, so at least there is that.
     
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  • Willem vd Goorbergh
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    10. Willem vd Goorbergh,
    Jul 25, 2007 2:34 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    relax,
    FreeHand works just fine on my Mac Pro. It's an abandoned application though, so be prepared to migrate (to Illustrator?) in the next few years or so.
    regards,
    Willem van den Goorbergh
     
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  • Newsgroup_User
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    11. Newsgroup_User,
    Jul 25, 2007 7:16 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    > I have never seen Illustrator (used FH since the Aldus days), but from
    > the
    > comments here I am guessing they are not an easy exchange. Yes? No?
    > Adobe DID
    > say Illustrator will open FreeHand files, so at least there is that.

    To be pragmatic, consider FH completely and utterly dead.

    It's been buggy since version 8, IMHO and has just gotten flakier as the
    OSes and Hardware has been updated while FH has just sat there.

    I love FH. I'll keep using it, but if I were getting back into professional
    print design (I do mainly web stuff) I'd be hunkering down and using AI for
    clients, while trying out every possible open source and commercial
    alternative in the meantime. ;o)

    -Darrel


     
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  • itkong
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    12. itkong,
    Jul 28, 2007 11:16 AM   in reply to Herbie03
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    Check out this site - WWW.ITKONG.COM.

    Focused solely on the community of IT specialists, web developers, technological experts, companies and individuals alike.

    Currently we are up and running in our beta phase, taking care of final minor bugs tightening loose screws and slowly getting the word out about our existence.

    I hope it is of some help and we welcome your feedback.

    Team ITkong


     
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  • John Gallagher
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    13. John Gallagher,
    Jul 28, 2007 11:40 AM   in reply to itkong
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    Oh thanks! Silly, silly me thought this was a team that had picked up the FreeHand torch and run with it.
    You are just very bad people who spam, please get bent!
     
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