On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 09:13:24PM -0600, Zale Dowlen wrote: > > > > On Dec 20, 2007 8:13 PM, Cori's Groups <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi Everyone! > > > > I attempted to use Linux ( Xandros ) for a couple of weeks and LOVED > > it.... my problem was applications... I do graphic, website and other > > computer stuff, and just had a really hard time getting reliable apps to
> > work. Some worked "ok" under crossoffice, but I use adobe illustrator, > > in design, macrodmeda, Paint shop pro and a super html program called > > Namo. Those programs I am using all day... some would work and then > > suddenly go poof, some not at all. Trust me I researched every > > replacement program I could find...Inkscape, gimp and alot more.and they > http://linuxappfinder.com/ Unfortunately, some Windows apps have no Linux equivalent, or if they do, they're simply not as good. A professional graphic artist who isn't familiar with PhotoShop and Illustrator is probably not going to get the job--of course, if you're a really good graphic designer, you can insist that they get you a Mac for it, since, even with the change to Intel and lack of ALTIVACS, Macs still seem to handle the heavy duty graphics far better than MS. Another possibilty, though it would be tough with something as resource intensive as Illustrator, is a Virtual Machine. VirtualBox and VMWare server are both free. You can run Windows inside of Linux. However, as they're using the host machine's resources, they have less oomph than a dedicatd machine. The gimp is getting better and better, but it still isn't comparable to Photoshop, according to most graphics people I know. Another possibility, if you have more than one machine, is to run those on a remote desktop and use Linux for everything else. A lot depends upon how badly you want to use Linux and how badly you want to escape Microsoft. I'm not a graphics guy, so don't really have experience in running graphics apps that way, but most modern Windows machines have a terminal server type app and the rdesktop app of Linux works quite well. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Buffy: See, this is a school. And we have students and they check out books and then they learn things. Giles: I was beginning to suspect that was a myth. To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
