Can we discuss GetCraft apps and the beginning of Slopware movement?

gotanidea

I tested the latest VectorCraft and was really impressed, because it solves two VectorStyler's biggest problems:

Preferences > Scale Strokes & Effects checkbox that works exactly like Illustrator's. This is essential for complex vector illustration and VectorStyler still doesn't have this crucial Illustrator's feature
Blazing fast typing performance in complex artwork that contains thousands of text characters. Typing in VectorStyler with this type of complex document is excruciatingly slow and it hasn't been fixed for years

Daniel

@gotanidea Text is indeed the Achilles heel of VS. Here, the dev must spend time not looking at Adobe, but at Xara's handling of text. It is about as intuitive as text handling ever got in 30+ years within a vector app. Also, PL has a superb Text on Path feature that remains unrivalled. It allows you to mount a single curve with multiple lines of text and deal with them each individually. Text on curve distortion, baseline shifts, and repetition (where a single word can repeat multiple times around a curve) is handled with elegance found elsewhere. If I had a few hours, I can provide some highly valuable pointers on how to make it easier. I already have in the mega thread. The answers are in Xara.

VectorStyler

@Daniel I would be interested to know what to improve on the Text on Path feature.
There is already multiple line handling and bending the text along the path (instead of just aligning).

monsterfox

@VectorStyler https://youtu.be/-6Vf8d1rXGo
We still need a control handle to adjust the text spacing.

Daniel

@monsterfox: I agree. PL's text on path is vastly superior to even FreeHand's. You can see the options here.

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monsterfox

@Daniel Is this open-source software? I haven't tried it yet. I'll give it a go sometime.

Daniel

@monsterfox No it is paid software. But it has 30 day trial.

Evaelo

@Daniel said in Can we discuss GetCraft apps and the beginning of Slopware movement?:

PL has a superb Text on Path feature that remains unrivalled

What is PL?

Daniel

@Evaelo PhotoLine.

monsterfox

@Daniel
Is this the one? It looks quite different from the interface you showed.

Daniel

@monsterfox That's the one indeed. That's the default view. You can completely tear it apart and rebuild it.

Including entirely new icons. Let me know if you need help with this.

Evaelo

@Daniel
Ah, thanks. I also have it. Really interesting software. My wife use it though as her hobby is photography.

Boldline

@Daniel said in Can we discuss GetCraft apps and the beginning of Slopware movement?:

@monsterfox: I agree. PL's text on path is vastly superior to even FreeHand's. You can see the options here.

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I know you already have a lot on your plate, especially with all the work you've been putting into improving the Pen Tool. However, I think it could help accelerate improvements to VectorStyler's text tools if you outlined the specific features PL offers compared to VS, identified where VS falls short, and explained what you think VS could learn from PL.

monsterfox

I feel like this message is not meant for me. I'm just a user.

Daniel

@Boldline I'll document these this weekend in a video. Beware. I have a speech impediment that makes me speak slowly. I am also not a content creator so don't expect flashy presentation. Just a dull Windows 98 style video.

Boldline

@monsterfox I was referring more to @daniel with that comment. However, for being "just a user", you've contributed a lot to the forum and as a result, VS. I appreciate what you've shared