Is Canvas dead? Should someone with an Intel Mac buy a copy?

In article <1hpueus.1naglyy1qfbxnkN%colours@shades.of.grey>,
colours RemoveThis @shades.of.grey (Addictive) wrote:

> Besides the ACD forums, have you ever visited the Wiz?
>
> A lot of talk about Canvas' future there. In case you haven't, take a
> peek here:
>
> http://www.wizaerd.com/forum/


Without starting a flame war (is that possible?), I wonder what is the
latest Canvas user experience like? I used Canvas for several years and
*loved* the 3.x versions. Best graphics program for my needs ever. I
wish it ran on OS X. I am relegated to using Adobe Illustrator --
Powerful, but lousy interface, confusing, and clumsy compared to the old
Canvas. Problem is, when Canvas went to 5.0 and later 8.x I tried them
both out and found a nightmare of Windows-like interface and bugs. Gone
was the useful, well-designed Canvas 3.x I knew. I gave up on Canvas
after those two attempts to go back.

I ask this question (above) because I find the Mac is in a peculiar
place today. The great graphics environment that spawned eary GUI
graphics programs leading up to Canvas 3.x seems to be gone. All that's
left is the high-end Illustrator, some niche products (Intaglio and
EZDraw) and Pages (not bad, but it's no Canvas 3.x by a long shot). I'd
love to have that great drawing program back, but I don't want to dump
big bucks into yet another disappointment.

Comments? (sorry about the long rant)

-- Lou Pecora (my views are my own) REMOVE THIS to email me.
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In article <pecora-68E5C7.09240406122006 DeleteThis @ra.nrl.navy.mil>, Lou Pecora
<pecora DeleteThis @anvil.nrl.navy.mil> wrote:

> In article <1hpueus.1naglyy1qfbxnkN%colours@shades.of.grey>,
> colours DeleteThis @shades.of.grey (Addictive) wrote:
>
> > Besides the ACD forums, have you ever visited the Wiz?
> >
> > A lot of talk about Canvas' future there. In case you haven't, take a
> > peek here:
> >
> > http://www.wizaerd.com/forum/
>
>
> Without starting a flame war (is that possible?), I wonder what is the
> latest Canvas user experience like? I used Canvas for several years and
> *loved* the 3.x versions. Best graphics program for my needs ever. I
> wish it ran on OS X. I am relegated to using Adobe Illustrator --
> Powerful, but lousy interface, confusing, and clumsy compared to the old
> Canvas. Problem is, when Canvas went to 5.0 and later 8.x I tried them
> both out and found a nightmare of Windows-like interface and bugs. Gone
> was the useful, well-designed Canvas 3.x I knew. I gave up on Canvas
> after those two attempts to go back.
>
> I ask this question (above) because I find the Mac is in a peculiar
> place today. The great graphics environment that spawned eary GUI
> graphics programs leading up to Canvas 3.x seems to be gone. All that's
> left is the high-end Illustrator, some niche products (Intaglio and
> EZDraw) and Pages (not bad, but it's no Canvas 3.x by a long shot). I'd
> love to have that great drawing program back, but I don't want to dump
> big bucks into yet another disappointment.
>
> Comments? (sorry about the long rant)
>

I have similar views. I still have a copy of Canvas 3.0 on my G5 Mac.
To run it under classic, you have to turn the clock back to 1999
or earlier. But I still use it occasionally on some old documents I
have.

I also have a more recent edition of Canvas somewhere, but I never use
it anymore. For example, it gave up the ability to open MacDraw
documents.
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