Inkscape
Vector graphics (SVG) drawing tool.
Version: 0.47
Quite rubbish, really
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: ThomasHarte Thursday, May 07 2009 @ 03:18 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: NO
A poorly thought out editor with a poor interface that isn't at all adapted to OS X. Install this if you want horrid typography, non-standard keyboard shortcuts (it's control+c/etc here), failure to confirm most actions (eg, press command+c as per every other Mac program and there'll be no indication that you've made an error, press control+c and there'll be no indication that you've done the correct thing — unlike real Mac software which flashes the relevant part of the menubar) and little extras like open/save dialogues that don't know where any of the usual system paths like 'Documents' are located. Furthermore, the interface is clearly inspired by CorelDraw but lacks any of its finesse, instead being oversized, clumsy and extremely poorly laid out. Wonder why every object you place seems to have "O: 10" according to the status bar? It's because the object has Opacity of 100%, but thankfully the developers have saved us all time by abbreviating all opacities to just the first two digits, and little idiotic mistakes like that characterise the entire program.
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