[ale] Image creation

[Michael D. Hirsch]

James P. Kinney III writes:
 > Thanks for the pointer to tgif. Wow! Horrid UI, but does everything. The
 > online-through-tgif info on how to do mailmerge labels is very well
 > done.

Tgif has amazing capabilities.  You can create dynamic graphics that
react to mouse clicks.  I think you can do some kind of animated
graphics, too.  You can hyperlink objects.  You can do presentations.

I've never used any of that stuff, however.  I've just read it in the
docs.  I didn't know that about the mailmerge.  As I recall, there is
some kind of scripting capability.  Why, it's the EMACS of graphics
editors!

And it has really ugly fonts.

--Michael

 > On Sat, 2002-05-04 at 00:20, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
 > > Christopher R. Curzio writes:
 > >  > If you're looking for something to create images from shapes and text, I
 > >  > would suggest a vector-based software package. OpenOffice ships with one,
 > >  > or you could try out the software formerly known as KIllustrator. (Not
 > >  > sure what it's called now.)
 > > 
 > > Isn't that krayon, now?
 > > 
 > >  > I'd disagree with you in saying that GIMP is weak in image creation. I use
 > >  > it pretty regularly. 
 > > 
 > > Yeah, but you have to know how to do it.  Since I don't know how I'd
 > > rather use xpaint :(
 > > 
 > > Other vector graphics programs: I've had good experiences with sketch.
 > > Old unix hackers will encourage you to use xfig, I recommend tgif
 > > instead.  Xfig has got to have the worst interface ever.  tgif's is
 > > almost as bad, but it is much more powerful.
 > > 
 > > --Michael
 > > 
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