can anybody test this file? (PC MXa)

[veeall webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

[url]http://www.hot.ee/allvee/Abloy_s2.FH11[/url] is the file i was working on last night. when trying to open it today i´ve got an ´could not draw the doc...´ and ´could not complete your request bcause an unknown command was encountered´ messages (even when i uninstalled fonts and removed linked files it still gives an error messages). can anybody test it, what´s up with it, is it something i should be aware of when working with MXa?

i was able to copy the page contents and paste it to new document and it worked fine.
why can´t MM add a simple ´make backup copies´ feature to Freehand preferences? i think MM should completely rewrite Freehand to remove its obsolite features and to bring logic back to program. Pagemaker versus InDesign gives a good example of benefit from that.

MM dont mess with this old program any more just end it and start anew. Flashy FireHand maybe a better choice than FH 2004.


Marek
w2000, FHMXa

[Joseba Anzola]

YES, I have download your file in my hard disk (PC) and I Duplicated the
file and change the name and I Opened it.

"veeall" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> escribió en el mensaje
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> [url]http://www.hot.ee/allvee/Abloy_s2.FH11[/url] is the file i was working on last

night. when trying to open it today i´ve got an ´could not draw the doc...´
and ´could not complete your request bcause an unknown command was
encountered´ messages (even when i uninstalled fonts and removed linked
files it still gives an error messages). can anybody test it, what´s up with
it, is it something i should be aware of when working with MXa?

>
> i was able to copy the page contents and paste it to new document and it

worked fine.

> why can´t MM add a simple ´make backup copies´ feature to Freehand

preferences? i think MM should completely rewrite Freehand to remove its
obsolite features and to bring logic back to program. Pagemaker versus
InDesign gives a good example of benefit from that.

>
> MM dont mess with this old program any more just end it and start anew.

Flashy FireHand maybe a better choice than FH 2004.

>
>
> Marek
> w2000, FHMXa
>
>

[veeall webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

does it still give an error messages when opening? its probably was something wrong with clip rectangle i divided to 3 parts using lines and xtra op. divide tool. or maybe not:)

sorry for complaining!
thanks for trying! God bless!
Marek

[wrand@mac.com]

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>
> why can´t MM add a simple ´make backup copies´ feature to Freehand
> preferences?

I've sent this particular request to the Freehand wishlist several times a year for the last ten years.

-Wes

[veeall webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

now is really time to implement it because of complexity of the program.

but anyway i consider new InDesign CS as Freehand killer with its sizeable pasteboard, scaleable text and longawaited pathfinder panel with commands like union, intersection etc.

Marek

[Brian Pylant]

"veeall" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> but anyway i consider new InDesign CS as Freehand killer with its
> sizeable pasteboard, scaleable text and longawaited pathfinder panel
> with commands like union, intersection etc.

So you *really* think that the vector illustration tools in InDesign
even vaguely equal those of FreeHand? You're out of your mind... if you
compared Illustrator CS to FH I'd be inclined to at least conceed the
possibility, but InDesign compared to FH? ID is not even in the
ballpark, my friend.

Brian

[veeall webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Brian, you are right about illustration

im playing with ID and FH in the same park although, doing simple layouts.
ID 2 has some drawbacks: inability to change the size of the text by just ctrl+shift draging the text frame, missing options for creating compound paths (union, punch, intersect), small pasteboard area at top and at bottom of the page - these are few new features of ID CS.

also, talking about ID´s better text handling and multiple languages support FH loosing its ground on the layouts.

still i´d be happy to upgrade if new version of FH is coming out.