Re: Importing Corel Draw
I've exported drawings to wmf and then opened them in OpenOffice Draw with no apparant information loss. Chris Am Mittwoch, 26. November 2003 05:56 schrieb Terry Hancock: On Tuesday 25 November 2003 03:36 pm, Andreas von Heydwolff wrote: There once was a free Linux port of PhotoPaint 9 from Corel running on Corel Wine. It was buggy but I had it running quite nicely on my potato system two years ago. I think it had import filters for CDR. [...] Why not grab a spare machine, throw an older distro at it and install PP from some leftover archive on a forgotten ftp server. Seeing as PhotoPaint is a *bitmap* program, this would not truly import the CDR data, but *render* or *rastorize* it. Which is probably not what the original poster wanted. It would be far better to use a tool which can actually convert *vector-to-vector*. Sketch does this with CMX files, but I don't really understand the relationship between CMX and CDR (I stopped using Corel Draw around version 3.0, and there was no CMX format then). I would *guess*, though, that there is some intermediate version of Corel Draw which can read and write both formats. So I'm suggesting: 1) Use Corel Draw to convert CDR - CMX 2) Use Sketch to convert CMX - sk (I think you can probably also get SVG out with Sketch, though I'd have to check that -- it can certainly import SVG, but I'm less sure about exporting). Cheers, Terry -- Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com -- Dr.-Ing. C. Hurschler Bodenstedtstr. 13 D-30173 Hannover -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
On Wednesday 26 November 2003 01:34 am, Dr.-Ing. C. Hurschler wrote: I've exported drawings to wmf and then opened them in OpenOffice Draw with no apparant information loss. Right, because WMF is a vector format. -- Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 -- Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
* Michael D. Crawford ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031125 11:08]: I don't know what you can do about Corel Draw, but Thanasis Kinias asked about WordPerfect. AbiWord has a plugin for WordPerfect. I haven't tried it, but I'm very impressed with AbiWord in general. I would suggest downloading it directly from http://www.abiword.com/ rather than using the Debian package, as there has been a lot of work such as the very recent 2.0 and 2.0.1 releases. However, they don't appear to provide Debian packages, I thought they did. Maybe you can use alien to convert an RPM. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ % apt-cache show abiword Package: abiword Priority: optional Section: gnome Installed-Size: 5104 Maintainer: Masayuki Hatta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Architecture: i386 Version: 2.0.1+cvs.2003.11.07-2 ... Not good enough? good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. -- Barry Goldwater signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Importing Corel Draw
On 25. November 2003 at 10:56PM -0600, Terry Hancock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 25 November 2003 03:36 pm, Andreas von Heydwolff wrote: There once was a free Linux port of PhotoPaint 9 from Corel running on Corel Wine. It was buggy but I had it running quite nicely on my potato system two years ago. I think it had import filters for CDR. [...] Seeing as PhotoPaint is a *bitmap* program, this would not truly import the CDR data, but *render* or *rastorize* it. Which is probably not what the original poster wanted. It would be far better to use a tool which can actually convert *vector-to-vector*. Sketch does this with CMX files, but I don't really understand the relationship between CMX and CDR (I stopped using Corel Draw around version 3.0, and there was no CMX format then). I would *guess*, though, that there is some intermediate version of Corel Draw which can read and write both formats. So I'm suggesting: 1) Use Corel Draw to convert CDR - CMX 2) Use Sketch to convert CMX - sk (I think you can probably also get SVG out with Sketch, though I'd have to check that -- it can certainly import SVG, but I'm less sure about exporting). 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. And, since CorelDraw supports exporting to EPS , I would change your step (1) to: 1) Use Corel Draw to convert CDR - PS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
On 25. November 2003 at 10:36PM +0100, Andreas von Heydwolff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Why not grab a spare machine, throw an older distro at it and install PP from some leftover archive on a forgotten ftp server. However, the Rumanian link found through Google at http://www.linux.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?topic=6555forum=350 was not available, the German link http://www.vollversion.de/download/corel_photo_paint_9_fuer_linux_358.html seems to have been pulled but I'm not sure. Perhaps some working link can be found anyway. I got mine from: http://www.loscompanion.com/storehouse/Corel_Photopaint_9/CorelPHOTOPAINT9LnxDEB.tar.gz IRC los in the site name means Lindows OS. The tar.gz unpacks into a couple of .debs that come with what appears to be an install script. I once had the package installed but even at the time I didn't find it that more useful over The Gimp. The only thing I have left from the installation are the fonts. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
I've done it by saving as a wmf file from Corel Draw which I can then open with OpenOffice Draw. I then ungrouped the objects with the modify-break command in the context menu. Chris Am Dienstag, 25. November 2003 08:07 schrieb Thanasis Kinias: scripsit Luis Fernando Llana Díaz: I have some pictures made with Corel Draw. Is there any possibility of use them under Linux? I haven't been able to find any. I have many of these, too, from an earlier career -- as well as many WordPerfect and QuattroPro files. No one has ever been able to point me to a converter for any of these, and neither the Gnome apps nor OpenOffice can read the files last time I chedked. :( If anyone knows differently, let us both know, please! -- Pax vobiscum; pax cum omnibus. Thanasis Kinias tkinias at asu.edu Doctoral Student, Department of History Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. -- Dr.-Ing. C. Hurschler Bodenstedtstr. 13 D-30173 Hannover -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
scripsit Luis Fernando Llana Díaz: I have some pictures made with Corel Draw. Is there any possibility of use them under Linux? I haven't been able to find any. I have many of these, too, from an earlier career -- as well as many WordPerfect and QuattroPro files. No one has ever been able to point me to a converter for any of these, and neither the Gnome apps nor OpenOffice can read the files last time I chedked. :( If anyone knows differently, let us both know, please! -- Pax vobiscum; pax cum omnibus. Thanasis Kinias tkinias at asu.edu Doctoral Student, Department of History Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
I don't know what you can do about Corel Draw, but Thanasis Kinias asked about WordPerfect. AbiWord has a plugin for WordPerfect. I haven't tried it, but I'm very impressed with AbiWord in general. I would suggest downloading it directly from http://www.abiword.com/ rather than using the Debian package, as there has been a lot of work such as the very recent 2.0 and 2.0.1 releases. However, they don't appear to provide Debian packages, I thought they did. Maybe you can use alien to convert an RPM. You will also need the Import/Export plugin package as well. Mike -- Michael D. Crawford GoingWare Inc. - Expert Software Development and Consulting http://www.goingware.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tilting at Windmills for a Better Tomorrow. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:07 am, Thanasis Kinias wrote: scripsit Luis Fernando Llana Díaz: I have some pictures made with Corel Draw. Is there any possibility of use them under Linux? I haven't been able to find any. I have many of these, too, from an earlier career -- as well as many WordPerfect and QuattroPro files. No one has ever been able to point me to a converter for any of these, and neither the Gnome apps nor OpenOffice can read the files last time I chedked. :( If anyone knows differently, let us both know, please! Sketch (http://sketch.sourceforge.net = sketch package) can import Corel Draw CMX format files. The author and some of the more involved users are former Corel Draw users. HTH, Terry -- Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
Terry Hancock wrote: On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:07 am, Thanasis Kinias wrote: scripsit Luis Fernando Llana Díaz: I have some pictures made with Corel Draw. Is there any possibility of use them under Linux? There once was a free Linux port of PhotoPaint 9 from Corel running on Corel Wine. It was buggy but I had it running quite nicely on my potato system two years ago. I think it had import filters for CDR. And wasn't there even a WINE version of Corel Draw for a brief time (but expensive)? I still have some 90 MB worth of tarballs and debs of it, respectively, on a CD. For a review see http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-11/pr_photopaint_01.html Why not grab a spare machine, throw an older distro at it and install PP from some leftover archive on a forgotten ftp server. However, the Rumanian link found through Google at http://www.linux.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?topic=6555forum=350 was not available, the German link http://www.vollversion.de/download/corel_photo_paint_9_fuer_linux_358.html seems to have been pulled but I'm not sure. Perhaps some working link can be found anyway. Cheers -AvH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Importing Corel Draw
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 03:36 pm, Andreas von Heydwolff wrote: There once was a free Linux port of PhotoPaint 9 from Corel running on Corel Wine. It was buggy but I had it running quite nicely on my potato system two years ago. I think it had import filters for CDR. [...] Why not grab a spare machine, throw an older distro at it and install PP from some leftover archive on a forgotten ftp server. Seeing as PhotoPaint is a *bitmap* program, this would not truly import the CDR data, but *render* or *rastorize* it. Which is probably not what the original poster wanted. It would be far better to use a tool which can actually convert *vector-to-vector*. Sketch does this with CMX files, but I don't really understand the relationship between CMX and CDR (I stopped using Corel Draw around version 3.0, and there was no CMX format then). I would *guess*, though, that there is some intermediate version of Corel Draw which can read and write both formats. So I'm suggesting: 1) Use Corel Draw to convert CDR - CMX 2) Use Sketch to convert CMX - sk (I think you can probably also get SVG out with Sketch, though I'd have to check that -- it can certainly import SVG, but I'm less sure about exporting). Cheers, Terry -- Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Importing Corel Draw
Hi all, I have some pictures made with Corel Draw. Is there any possibility of use them under Linux? -- Luis Fernando Llana Díaz If you use Internet Explorer 6 under Windog XP, click here http://antares.sip.ucm.es/~luis/ie/aviso.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
