TITLE
    ClarisDraw: Changes Between MacDraw Pro and ClarisDraw
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Modified: 		56081
8/22/94
4/3/98
TOPIC

    This information was provided by Claris Corporation on 16 March 1998, and incorporated into Apple Computer's Tech Info Library.

DISCUSSION

    New features that ClarisDraw offers over MacDraw Pro:

    Drawing Tools
    - Shapes palette (16 new shapes)
    - Regular polygon
    - Straight connector
    - Angled connector

    Text Handling
    - Faster editing
    - Linked text blocks
    - Text on a path
    - Text wrap
    - Condense option
    - Extend option
    - Floating text styles palette
    - Outlining

    Painting/Image Editing (complete list of features)
    - Spray can
    - Pencil
    - Brush tool
    - Marquee selection
    - Lasso
    - Eraser
    - Paint eyedropper
    - Wand
    - Contrast
    - Brightness
    - Perspective
    - Shear
    - Distort
    - Tint
    - Image size and resolution options

    Intelligent Features
    - Smart Shadow
    - Smart Embossing
    - Smart Align
    - Smart Size
    - Replace Clones
    - Smart Gradients (gradients that rotate with objects)

    Precision
    - Guideliner
    - PointGuide
    - Show Size palette (includes object placement, size, rotation and number of vertices)

    General
    - Create bezigons from circles, ovals, rectangles, rounded rectangles and arcs
    - Text edit without ungrouping
    - Presentation effects (including automatic loop, background options, advance, fit to window, center on screen, presentation cursor)
    - New slide layer access popup menu
    - Drawing document page size control
    - Cross platform transparency (upon release of the Windows version in late 1994 or 1995)
    - Drag and drop library
    - Clip art library - 12 libraries, 2,400 elements
    - CGM File Import/Export

    MacDraw Pro features not included with ClarisDraw:

    - Extensive, professional-level color editing within a palette
    - 24-bit color in drawing mode. ClarisDraw supports this in Paint mode
    - Pantone palettes
    - Savable patterns palette
    - Text Greeking
    - Small Caps text style
    - Text Kerning by pairs
    - Two color patterns
    - Customizable Font and Pen size menus
    - Mouse selection sensitivity (High-Medium-Low)

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: Claris Software
Sub Category: Claris Draw

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