atw: Re: Adobe products and hard-to-use software WAS Re: Online form advice
- From: James Hunt <writerlyjames@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 19:39:12 +1000
On 15/5/2013 11:27 PM, Allan Charlton wrote:
Howard said
> Who can match Dreamweaver or Photoshop?
And who can match Illustrator?
Nobody, fortunately. I have found it awful and I keep going back to
Corel Draw.
I share Christine's prejudice. It is not without cause, as Howard
said, and I have avoided Adobe for several years.
>bad software could be a good thing for us tech writers!
Yes, unfortunately. It's a cross that we must bear, and I really must
buy a copy of CS4 or something (ugh!) to update my Photoshop skills.
I've noticed that lots of employers are asking for Adobe skills.
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There are open source alternatives to all of these. It's not really a
question of "Does it match?", whatever that means, but "Can I do what I
want to do with this tool?" The following are worth a look.
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Adobe Illustrator alternatives
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See:
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2011/03/15/10-best-alternatives-to-adobe-illustrator/
Photoshop alternatives
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See:An
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/10-excellent-open-source-and-free-alternatives-to-photoshop/
Of all of these, GIMP is not just head and shoulders, but knees and
ankles above the alternatives: http://www.gimp.org/
If you prefer a more Photoshop-like interface, there is GIMPShop:
http://www.gimpshop.com/
Dreamweaver alternatives
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See:
http://www.zdnet.com/website-creation-dreamweaver-v-open-source-7000000098/
All free, of course.
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