From: Bernhard Herzog <sketch@online.de>
Subject: Sketch 0.5.3 - A vector drawing program
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 99 18:33:26 GMT

Sketch 0.5.3 - A vector drawing program


Sketch is a vector drawing program for Linux (and possibly other unices).
Its user interface is similar to the interfaces typically found in drawing
programs for MS Windows, i.e direct manipulation to move and transform
objects, the notion of a currently selected object, etc.

Sketch is implemented almost completely in python, with the rest written
in C for performance reasons. Sketch is still under development.

Changes since version 0.5.2 include rounded rectangles, an Adobe
Illustrator export filter and lots of user interface improvements.


License:
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Sketch is released under GNU Library General Public License.


Features:
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        o Drawing primitives:

                o Rectangles
                o Ellipses
                o Bezier curves
                o Bitmap images: JPEG, GIF,...
                  (all types the Python Imaging Library can read)
                o Encapsulated PostScript
                o Text

        o All objects, including images and text, can be rotated,
          scaled, sheared, etc. (all affine transformations are
          possible)

        o Gradient fills

        o Special Effects and Features:

		o Use rectangles, ellipses and bezier objects as guides

                o Blend Groups: Automatically updated interpolations of
                  arbitrary objects

                o Text can be converted to bezier objects.

                o Text along Path

        o Exports Encapsulated PostScript and Adobe Illustrator files

        o Imports XFig and Adobe Illustrator files

For more information, have a look at the sketch webpage.


Contact:
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Web:        http://www.online.de/home/sketch
Email:      sketch@online.de



<P><A HREF="http://www.online.de/home/sketch/">Sketch 0.5.3</A> - a vector
drawing program for Linux/Unix written in Python.  (07-Feb-99)

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