Now that Illustrator CS4 masking works pretty much the same as Freehand's paste
inside I can at last try working with it now. Paste inside was such a big part
of my workflow, and such a hassle up to CS3, I have resisted using Illustrator
to any great extent.

I'm sure that Freehand will no longer be updated so, very reluctantly, I'm
going to have to go with Illustrator.

[q]Originally posted by: MurrayRL1955
Now that Illustrator CS4 masking works pretty much the same as Freehand's
paste inside I can at last try working with it now. Paste inside was such a big
part of my workflow, and such a hassle up to CS3, I have resisted using
Illustrator to any great extent.

I'm sure that Freehand will no longer be updated so, very reluctantly, I'm
going to have to go with Illustrator.[/q]


I fee the same way as you. For the last couple of weeks I've been doing real
jobs with Illustrator and actually liked it.

[q]Originally posted by: MurrayRL1955
Now that Illustrator CS4 masking works pretty much the same as Freehand's
paste inside I can at last try working with it now. Paste inside was such a big
part of my workflow, and such a hassle up to CS3, I have resisted using
Illustrator to any great extent.

I'm sure that Freehand will no longer be updated so, very reluctantly, I'm
going to have to go with Illustrator.[/q]


I fee the same way as you. For the last couple of weeks I've been doing real
jobs with Illustrator and actually liked it.