Freehand won't fully launch in OSX 10.6.8
I'm trying to install Freehand on a Mac running 10.6.8. Yes, I have downloaded and installed (placed) the MXa Registration file provided by Adobe. The program does launch, but only a couple of palettes...
View ArticleUpdates to FH 10?
I am currently running FH 10.4.9 and am having lots of printng problemsn--FH quits every time I issue a print command.Is there an update to 10.4.9? If so where would I find it?Thanks,Jim
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BRING BACK THE BEST EVER!
I don't understand WHY Adobe would buy the bestever software and NOT USE it?!FreeHand had Layers BEFORE Photoshop and many others!!It also had Style Sheets, Superior Tools, and multiple pages which...
View ArticleDead or Alive
Many of us are working professionals that depend on Freehand for our livelihoods, and yes, we could migrate to Illustrator, but many like me just don't want to. Why, because we believe that Freehand is...
View Articlecould not complete your request because an unknown command was encountered
So I'm working on a file, I close it, then I can't re-open it. Bizarrely, the same file WILL open on another PC OK. (a puny IBM ThinkPad)This is deeply frustrating as it's a file I've been working on...
View ArticleDid latest Mac 10.5.8 update kill Freehand?
Long time FH user, didn't upgrade to Snow Leopard specifically to keep FH running. It's been humming along on my MacBook Pro for 2 years. Yesterday I allowed an automatic Apple system update as I do...
View ArticleIllustrator with Freehand features
Here's a note on the Graphics Forum on About.com"Hi - I've been doing a little looking at what the new software is offering...If you've used Freehand and have or are making the switch to AICS3 then I'd...
View ArticleFreehand MX on Leopard
Any real world experiences (with the actual and not beta version of Leopard)?I'm planning to upgrade OS from 10.4.10 on an Intel iMac 2.4 GHz.Hoping it works...-stirling
View ArticleI Love Freehand
After working with Illustrator CS3 since it came out, I went back to Freehand MX to do a business form and was reminded how elegant and beautiful Freehand really is. The selection tool, editable round...
View ArticleAdapt a piece of text to a curved shape?
Hi to all,i want to adapt a piece of text to a curved shape, you have some examples here:http://www.saveyourmovies.com/images/text/TextEffect_ReShape_001.gifIs it possible with FH MX 11? how can i do...
View ArticleWhat's the point of using FreeHand?
I draw for a living. Here are a few reasons why I prefer to draw in FreeHandrather than in Illustrator CS3.OBJECT HANDLING1. Selection of objects behind others very simple with control-click...
View ArticleFU Adobe
Thanks a lot for flushing down my professional carrer of 14 years! I will NEVER pay for an Adobe produt again in my life!Anyone have a suugestion for a decent app that runs on a mac?
View ArticleFreehand MX and Leopard
Have any of you out here had the opportunity to try Freehand MX on a beta of OSX Leopard by chance? I hope Leopard doesn't break it any more than Tiger did.. :-(
View ArticleFreeHand Replacement
I've decided there really isn't one! I tried CanvasX (Mac) and it crashed 3times in 5 minutes. I could not get the keyboard shortcuts for zooming towork and a few other things were broken. I wrote to...
View ArticleNo FreeHand in CS3
Bad news. See the table below the packshots. FreeHand ain't there.http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2600
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Demand a FreeHand Upgrade!!
Convince Adobe there are enough users to warrant an upgrade... I myself have hundreds of FreeHand files and I don't wish to convert them to Illustrator -- or Corel Draw [yuck!].Surely, we users are...
View ArticlePlease save my FreeHand :(
My FreeHand 11.0.2 was working fine under 10.5.4 (Intel MacBook), until I installed a security update 2008-005 (at least I suspect that's the reason). After that FreeHand jumps in the dock and nothing...
View ArticleAnother non-adobe option?
Off and on we've talked about various 3rd party apps that might be an option for vector illustration. Most aren't really at the same level as any Adobe product, and I doubt this one is, either, but...
View ArticleFreeHand MX won't launch
Well, I was finally fool enough to waste good money and upgrade FreeHand 10 to the "latest" version from Adobe. Installation seems fo go fine but the app won't launch. I very briefly see the Freehand...
View Articlehorrible font glitch in Freehand...
Freehand MX has a tendency to corrupt fonts that appear fine one day and then way off the next day. The fonts go whacky unless embedded every now and then, I'm finding.Why is this??What stops it from...
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