Is it just me or do you find yourself banging your head on
the desk every time you try and use Illustrator. I can't do
anything without heading to the help files every 10 mins, then
giving up and heading back to FreeHand.
Don't get me wrong, I am loving some Illustrator CS2 features like 3D Effects, Live Paint, Open Type support, Make Warp presets, Live Trace, better gradients and great consistency between the other Adobe CS2 apps, but why, oh why do I have to draw a selection with the Direct Selection tool to select a point (which selects all the objects under it). Why can't I just click on the point to move it and not move the whole shape. It is just complete madness. The way FreeHand Selects and Superselects is far superior in my view which works great with 'Paste Inside'. Illustrators 'Make Clipping Path' just freaks me out when I click on one and it shows me everything that is in there - I hid it for a reason!
I use the Bezigon tool - can't get used to the pen. I use Find and Replace all the time! Adjustable Curved Corners on a rectangle anyone! Multiple Pages! - as far as I am concerned this is an integral part of my design process. If I am designing a logo/letterhead for a client, I do it all in one document and let my design grow and adapt to what I think works without having to save loads of different versions. Different size pages in one document are also helpful too! FreeHand has got a load of passionate users for a reason.
If FreeHand was given an Adobe makeover (great CS3 support, excellent transparency, colour management, the Adobe type engine (OpenType, Font Grouping, Optical Kerning etc), Universal Binary, Better Gradients, 3D Effects, Live Paint, Live Trace and Make Warp presets) then I am absolutely positive that it would be worth there while. I know it would be a heck of a lot of work but it would be a shame to let that new FreeHand icon go to waste![]()
Adobe, please help me.
Don't get me wrong, I am loving some Illustrator CS2 features like 3D Effects, Live Paint, Open Type support, Make Warp presets, Live Trace, better gradients and great consistency between the other Adobe CS2 apps, but why, oh why do I have to draw a selection with the Direct Selection tool to select a point (which selects all the objects under it). Why can't I just click on the point to move it and not move the whole shape. It is just complete madness. The way FreeHand Selects and Superselects is far superior in my view which works great with 'Paste Inside'. Illustrators 'Make Clipping Path' just freaks me out when I click on one and it shows me everything that is in there - I hid it for a reason!
I use the Bezigon tool - can't get used to the pen. I use Find and Replace all the time! Adjustable Curved Corners on a rectangle anyone! Multiple Pages! - as far as I am concerned this is an integral part of my design process. If I am designing a logo/letterhead for a client, I do it all in one document and let my design grow and adapt to what I think works without having to save loads of different versions. Different size pages in one document are also helpful too! FreeHand has got a load of passionate users for a reason.
If FreeHand was given an Adobe makeover (great CS3 support, excellent transparency, colour management, the Adobe type engine (OpenType, Font Grouping, Optical Kerning etc), Universal Binary, Better Gradients, 3D Effects, Live Paint, Live Trace and Make Warp presets) then I am absolutely positive that it would be worth there while. I know it would be a heck of a lot of work but it would be a shame to let that new FreeHand icon go to waste
Adobe, please help me.