#Upgrades to HDW
I've been using Harvard Draw for almost 3 months now, and I'm very pleased
with the ease of use and most of the features of the program. I'd like to
offer a few suggestions for the next upgrade.
–First, and most important, would be the ability to import (and hopefully
export) PostScript Type 1 fonts. In other words, compatibility with Adobe
Type Manager. Bitstream's fonts are quite conservative and limited compared
to the vast array of Type 1 fonts out there, and offering this upgrade
would bring Harvard Draw in line with the overwhelming choice of Windows
users. Also, I don't like having to waste disk space with PostScript and
SPD versions of the same or very similar fonts.
— Second would be the inclusion of some of Corel Draw's type manipulation
effects. Envelopes, extrusion and perspective are the ones I would look
for.
— Finally, the ability to produce color separations.
The lack of these features now indicates that HDW is perhaps not in the
same league as Corel (despite the closeness of list prices). I hope you'll
seriously consider adding these features to HDW ver 2.0. I'd like to stay
with the program; there are some excellent features, but without these
improvements I'll probably have to switch to Corel.
Thanks for listening…