__/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Friday 02 June 2006 17:41 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> | "Linux needs a top-tier commercial-standard graphics program," the
>> | (Xara) team wrote in the release announcement. "The Linux desktop has
>> | come on leaps and bounds in the last year or so, but it still lacks any
>> | vector or general purpose graphics program to genuinely compete with
>> | Windows and Mac commercial products. And although desktop Linux is
>> | evolving at a rapid rate, the platform is behind in the graphics market.
>> | We intend to change that," the team added.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.oetrends.com/news.php?action=view_record&idnum=529
>
> I do find this a bit amusing. The xfig editor was an open source
> project that even predated Linux. This was a WYSIWYG postscript
> editor.
Yes, but it's a rather poor one and it is not compatible with some of the
latest (some of which is not standard despite the .fig suffix/extension). I
have used xfig before, albeit very briefly. The next generation of
applications includes FOSS such as Inkscape. It would not be so far-fetched
to imagine a Google graphics-related takeover. They can have accompanying
Web services and even a Wine-bound port would be better than nothing.
> There was also the PHIGS standard, and a number of other vector
> graphics editiors.
OpenOffice can be used as a vector graphics editor. In SUSE 9.3, for example,
OpenOffice 2 is listed among this category, surprisingly enough.
Best wishes,
Roy
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