In article <g0a9lm$9la$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"bpotash" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

> Yes, I will upgrade my FreeHand MX with Adobe. It's been the most efficient
> creative work flow tool for over 20 years.

While I agree, FH effectively died after version 9 and has since been
declared dead even by Adobe, although they continue to sell it.

FH is no more.

--
Cheers Martin

I would upgrade of course, but I expect them to ONLY STABILIZE IT and fix
reported bugs and NOT include dumb new features instead! I mean if Adobe begins
hacking around the interface, we end up with something useless like Illustrator!

[q]Originally posted by: thumahawk
I would upgrade of course, but I expect them to ONLY STABILIZE IT and fix
reported bugs and NOT include dumb new features instead! I mean if Adobe begins
hacking around the interface, we end up with something useless like
Illustrator![/q]

Agree and I have said it before on this board. But I don?t understand the
members reminding us of Illustrator every time we ask for a FH upgrade in the
FH section? I left Illustrator many years ago and will never go back as I now
have a better program that will last until I retire. A few bugs less and it
would be perfect. Yes I would pay for this to happen even if Adobe should have
done it for free years ago...

[q]Originally posted by: Navale
[Q]Originally posted by: thumahawk
I would upgrade of course, but I expect them to ONLY STABILIZE IT and fix
reported bugs and NOT include dumb new features instead! I mean if Adobe begins
hacking around the interface, we end up with something useless like
Illustrator![/Q]

Agree and I have said it before on this board. But I don?t understand the
members reminding us of Illustrator every time we ask for a FH upgrade in the
FH section? I left Illustrator many years ago and will never go back as I now
have a better program that will last until I retire. A few bugs less and it
would be perfect. Yes I would pay for this to happen even if Adobe should have
done it for free years ago...

[/q]

Yes of course i would pay for an upgrade.
I hate to be forced in to using Illustrator. I have been in the advertising
business for 20 ears and i have been using Freehand since version 3.
I am running a small grafic design company in Iceland and
all people that work for me these days are using illustrator.
So i have to use and know Illustrator to being able to guide my people or
finish or change files or make more work in the same stile. When i do my own
design work i use Freehand. I hate Illustrator interface. I miss paste inside.
I do not like all this extra lines and frames and it is difficult to chose
things that is near to other things.

But i know that i have to use Illustrator in the future. I am trying to be
open minded about it but I will use Freehand as long as I can.

I think i am hoping for a mirracle and maby all of a sudden Adobe will deside
to upgrade Freehand.

I have often looked at this forum
Gudrun

Yes, Absolutely I'd upgrade my FreehandMX!

I just stumbled on this thread... great.

> Agree and I have said it before on this board. But I don?t understand the
> members reminding us of Illustrator every time we ask for a FH upgrade in
> the
> FH section?

We hate to see so many folks living on fumes of hope. ;o)

-Darrel

scenario#1:

One day, the government says you can still drive, but you have to use this
'here' model that you have tried but, can't make work. We are the government -
this is the law - you lose.

Next!

scenario#1:

One day, the government says you can still drive, but you have to use this
'here' model that you have tried but, can't make work. We are the government -
this is the law - you lose.

Next!

I agree with pretty much everything that's been said, and I'd also pay for a
good upgrade of FreeHand.
Not to dilute the arguement, but another approach worth considering might be
for Adobe to upgrade Illustrator so
its Preferences had REAL settings for appearance, behaviors, (for those of us
who wanted it) to make Illustrator work like FreeHand. For years, FreeHand's
preferences have given us 40-60 settings to customize; you could even make it
behave like Illustrator. Whereas Illustrator's preferences STILL have a dozen
panels with, maybe half a dozen settings which might affect ease of use). Give
us real choices and think well about how to simplify tools so it doesn't take
three pen cursors to do our work, and the transition may be bearable. To a
large extent, it's the arrogance of "things work only this [clumsy] way" which
drives me nuts.

Also in Illustrator provide an option to turn off all the filters we choose
not to use, either individually or as a batch.

Plus adopt all 150+ items on Judy's list of things we all wish Illustrator
could do. Not too much to ask.