Re: Importing Corel Draw
On Wednesday 26 November 2003 03:59 pm, csj wrote:
> I'm actually having problems importing SVG with Sketch (I'm
> missing a Suggests depends which I'm too lazy to install). But
> I'm using Sketch as an EPS (PostScript) to SVG converter.
Last I checked, the SVG import in Sketch didn't work with text
(apparently SVG text is pretty complicated, and the converter
isn't fully implemented), but it works okay with curves. As for
the dependency -- yes, you need libxml or whatever it asks
for for SVG to work.
> And, since CorelDraw supports exporting to EPS , I would change
> your step (1) to:
>
> 1) Use Corel Draw to convert CDR -> PS
I don't really recommend this. Postscript is not a general purpose
vector format -- it's very specialized for printing, and most programs
that generate it, don't make very good code. The resulting files are
hard to edit, and often highly lossy methods like converting circles
to lots of line segments.
It's better if you can use a vector format that's design for editing. My
understanding is that CMX is a more recent Corel Draw format, and
Sketch supports it directly. That's why I recommended it.
Someone else recommended WMF, and that should work too --
WMF is supported by Sketch and apparently Open Office.
Cheers,
Terry
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Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com )
Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com
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