> Freehand was terrible IMO. I know quite a few people who feel exactly opposite of you. They absolutely hate Illustrator and mourn the loss of what they believe to be a clearly better product. My experience is that most people who don't like Freehand never actually gave it a proper chance or were content because they already knew Illustrator and couldn't motivate to learn something new that does the "same thing".
Freehand was ahead of Illustrator in features and ease of use for quite some time and Freehand forced Illustrator to compete in what was once a monopoly (Corel Draw? Yeah, right!). I don't use either program so I have no opinion. :) Fireworks is different than Photoshop in some key ways. It's not going away anytime soon. At Adobe MAX in Las Vegas last year, Adobe was pretty clear that Fireworks was not only not going away, it was being given new features and tighter integration with other Adobe products. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
