Dan,
I know that Canvas (both Windows and Mac versions) imports and exports CGM
format. I don't believe FreeHand does, at least not my version. I just gave
Claris a call, and according to the rep, MacDraw doesn't, but ClarisDraw
can export to CGM (no import). I wish Excel did, as I think with that you'd
be assured popularity. Anybody on FrameMaker? Our office would certainly
use CGM to display our metrics information, as client-side resizing would
be handled a lot better than with bitmaps, and of course document size
would shrink drastically.
I haven't played much with CGM, and I wouldn't know where to find the spec,
but on a quick check using Canvas I exported CGM and then reimported. On
comparison with the original:
a) it moved the top left of my graphic to 0,0
b) aspect ratio remained the same; overall size shrunk 3.3%
c) rotated text is now a bitmap; regular TrueType text is preserved but
resized smaller (more than 3.3%)
d) 8 bit colormap preserved
Just a spot test. Your results may vary...
Murray
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Murray M. Altheim, Information Systems Analyst
National Technology Transfer Center, Wheeling, West Virginia
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