In article <joe-2C3C25.12190418072007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Peter <joe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Last time I checked a rotated oval looked pretty bad and it was
> impossible to get the number of segments correct to improve it.
Good point; I think that's still the case. The rotated-oval renderer is
generic, and most platforms don't have a primitive for that. What's
really needed is a direct CG implementation just for that case, and I
can see how Thomas's code gives you that in the meantime.
> Also
> lines didn't appear to be truly centered so if you put a wider line
> behind a narrow one they were slightly offset. There doesn't appear to
> be any way to alter the line caps and joins or maybe add a gradient or
> even an image to a shape either.
True. All good points.
I haven't looked at AlphaDraw yet, but I may do so -- I use OmniGraffle
but I'm continually frustrated by it, both by its limitations (it can't
even make a pie wedge or arc without jumping through major hoops!) and
its interface -- I'm constantly stumbling around trying to figure out
how to make it do the simplest things, even after years of occasional
use. When I'm in a hurry, I still use AppleWorks, even though its
drawings don't look as nice, and it uses a resource-based file format
which doesn't play well with my remote-backup strategy. I also know
that AppleWorks has been shelved by Apple and will never be getting any
updates, so I'm trying to move away from it.
So, if you can make a drawing program as easy to use as AppleWorks, but
as nice-looking as OmniGraffle, I think you'll have a winner!
Best,
- Joe
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