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Drawfiles on a PC |
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(12:36 17/8/2000)
monkeyson (15:55 17/8/2000)
Steve (22:18 18/8/2000)
kentomas (20:33 21/8/2000)
jess (10:01 22/8/2000)
ToiletDuck (19:21 2/9/2000)
Gulli (03:10 3/9/2000)
jess (21:35 3/9/2000)
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Message #1585, posted at 12:36, 17/8/2000 |
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I'm sure this question has been asked many times before, but I've had an email from a guy who would like to know how to transfer drawfiles from a RISC OS machine to a PC. Can someone recommend either a RISC OS program that can convert the drawfiles in a PC format or a PC program that can read them? |
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monkeyson |
Message #1586, posted at 15:55, 17/8/2000, in reply to message #1585 |
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http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/parr/acorn/useful/con.html has Draw2WMF which works to an extent. I've tried importing a few things into Word using this but it stretches and distorts them in an odd way.
I think Sherston sell a similar utility.
Warm Silence have a beta version of a Draw2SVG program with their SVG plug-in thing.
You could also try using the Generic Postscript printer driver and printing to a file. That seems to work quite well...
Or... how about using Draw on the Archie emulator!
blah blah... blah blah...
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Steve |
Message #1587, posted at 22:18, 18/8/2000, in reply to message #1585 |
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(Corel)Xara does just this, - and it works very well too. It does not translate embedded text areas or sprites though. If it's just a one-off task, then there's a downloadable (timed) demo on the web (at http://www.xara.com/corelxara/download.html). The non-time restricted version costs (IIRC) around 80ukp, and is one of those 'buy-it-then-download-it' jobs.
HTH 6
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kentomas |
Message #1588, posted at 20:33, 21/8/2000, in reply to message #1585 |
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use Corel Xara - change all text to paths in Draw |
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jess |
Message #1589, posted at 10:01, 22/8/2000, in reply to message #1588 |
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Intergif will change it to a GIF, ok if you don't need vector graphics. |
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Mark Quint |
Message #1590, posted by ToiletDuck at 19:21, 2/9/2000, in reply to message #1589 |
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i've recently found a piece of software of some Anglia Multimedia CDRoms which allows you to view (simple)drawfiles (and maybe print them). I cant remember what its called thougyh, and i dont think it is PD software. |
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Gulli |
Message #1591, posted at 03:10, 3/9/2000, in reply to message #1590 |
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I think people are drifting away from the original question asked in this thread: "Can someone recommend either a RISC OS program that can convert the drawfiles in a PC format or a PC program that can read them?" As I need to transfer a few drawfiles to a PC vector format, Freehand preferred, I've been hoping to find either a conversion program or a Windows program that can read it. None of the programs mentioned here seem to fit the bill except maybe CorelXara but the demo doesn't allow for exporting and it's far too expensive to buy just for transferring a few images. So: Can someone recommend a RISC OS or a Windows program that can CONVERT the drawfiles to a PC format? 172 |
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jess |
Message #1592, posted at 21:35, 3/9/2000, in reply to message #1591 |
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There is a utility Draw to Windows meta File. by keith sloan. I think it was on an AU CD.
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