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Jamie Kahn Genet  
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 More options Nov 6 2012, 11:00 pm
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jami...@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet)
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 17:00:18 +1300
Local: Tues, Nov 6 2012 11:00 pm
Subject: Re: Need Canvas 3.5.6 Updater

PhillipJones <pjones...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> > PhillipJones<pjones...@comcast.net>  wrote:

> >> Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> >>> Phillip Jones<pjones...@comcast.net>   wrote:

> >>>> Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> >>> [snip]
> >>>>> I wouldn't say GraphicConverter matches up to Canvas in it's heyday.
> >>>>> Canvas was special in that it combined easy to use and powerful vector
> >>>>> drawing, bitmap graphics painting, and page layout tools all in one
> >>>>> excellent package. I like GraphicConverter a lot, but I couldn't imagine
> >>>>> ever trying to create a newsletter with lots of text and vector and
> >>>>> bitmap graphics, all laid out nicely. That would be an exercise in pain,
> >>>>> methinks.

> >>>>> Nowadays I use AppleWorks and Pages for page layout including graphics.
> >>>>> But if I had a way to run Canvas 3.5 well on my Intel iMac, that also
> >>>>> seamlessly shared the clipboard with OSX, I would happily do so instead.
> >>>>> I've tried classic Mac emulation several times, all with more miss than
> >>>>> hit results, to say the least.

> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>     Jamie Kahn Genet

> >>>> Have you tried SwiftPublisher3 ?

> >>> No, never heard of it.

> >> Look it up.  You can do all kinds publishing news letters etc.

> >> You can take a look at it free.

> > It's like Print Shop<http://www.mackiev.com/print_shop.html>? Looks
> > nice for what it does, but doesn't seem to offer anything over and above
> > Pages and AppleWorks. And if I wanted something easy and fun, not to
> > disparage other newer choices, I'd go for venerable old and familiar
> > Print Shop :-)
> I used to have Print Shop but I have not heard a peep out them for years.

Still around, still works great. Over the years I've recommended Print
Shop to several clients wanting to create newsletters, cards and the
like, for whom AppleWorks and then Pages was overkill, nor as user
friendly for the complete novice, and had good results.
--
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

 
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