If I upgrade to Mac OS Leopard, will my Freehand 11.0 work with it?

On Sep 5, 2:44 pm, "Marion Kay" <webforumsu...@macromedia.com> wrote:
> If I upgrade to Mac OS Leopard, will my Freehand 11.0 work with it?

I've got OS X 10.4.11 and it is running fine, but the newest operating
system will not be supported by Adobe. I'm not sure if that means it
will not work, but they're not supporting it even if it does. Adobe
had pretty much written Freehand off at this point (read:
http://www.cnet.com.au/software/imag...9277527,00.htm).

As an avid Freehand user myself, I'd recommend going to sites like
http://www.dearadobe.com/ and voice your concerns about how the
company is essentially abandoning its established fan base. Although
Adobe will tell you that you need to migrate to Illustrator, I believe
that isn't the only option. The open source community is quickly
coming out with viable alternatives such as lineform and inkscape that
may some day compete with the more established apps.

Personally, nothing compares to Freehand yet, but be patient. Adobe
has alienated many Macromedia loyalists and it won't be too long until
someone takes them down a few pegs.

On Sep 5, 2:44 pm, "Marion Kay" <webforumsu...@macromedia.com> wrote:
> If I upgrade to Mac OS Leopard, will my Freehand 11.0 work with it?


I've got OS X 10.4.11 and it is running fine, but the newest operating
system will not be supported by Adobe. I'm not sure if that means it
will not work, but they're not supporting it even if it does. Adobe
had pretty much written Freehand off at this point (read:
http://www.cnet.com.au/software/imag...9277527,00.htm).

As an avid Freehand user myself, I'd recommend going to sites like
http://www.dearadobe.com/ and voice your concerns about how the
company is essentially abandoning its established fan base. Although
Adobe will tell you that you need to migrate to Illustrator, I believe
that isn't the only option. The open source community is quickly
coming out with viable alternatives such as lineform and inkscape that
may some day compete with the more established apps.

Personally, nothing compares to Freehand yet, but be patient. Adobe
has alienated many Macromedia loyalists and it won't be too long until
someone takes them down a few pegs.

The company I work at has MX 11.01 running on Intel Mac Pro 2008 OSX 10.5.4.
Systems, apps, prefs, etc vary a lot and sometimes, somehow, upgrades go wrong.
Worst case is having to reinstall the app. No matter what, backup what you
have first. On major upgrades, I duplicate my original startup drive to
secondary drive. That way I stay the same, if needed.