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Fontys-Python Resources Manager

Typography , font manager - Posted by Snow Day 06/23/2009

http://fontypython.webfactional.com/
http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/fontypython

Fontys-Python is a font manager for Linux.

License: Free
Platform: Linux
Version 4 Beta

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NexusFont Resources Manager

Typography , font manager - Tags: EAM - Posted by Snow Day 06/23/2009

http://xiles.net/

NexusFont is a Freeware font manager for Windows. Allows you to see the sources, activate them and deactivate them from any folder without having to give it administrator privileges to install the system fonts folder.

Platform: Windows.
License: Freeware. Note that it is free but not free.
PRICE: Free.

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open source yacht design

Miscelània - Posted by Snow Day 11/06/2009

http://www.dinghy.pl/

Radoslaw Werszko is a Polish designer of boats on its website that distributes the plans of their boats with free license. They are very beautiful ... who had time and tools to make it one!

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sk1: Vector Drawing

Vector Drawing , Software - Posted by Snow Day 9/06/09

http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products

Sk1 is a program for drawing vector that emerges from a split in the development of Sketch 0.6.15, and is similar to CorelDraw, Illustrator, Freehand or Inkscape. Is oriented to the end for prepress work with Postscript and PDF output. It has support for CMYK (also in PostScript), color management, CDR importer.

Similar Illustrator, CorelDraw
Platform: Linux is expected to bring it to Windows and Mac
LICENSE: Open Source
PRICE: Free

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dtpblender

Vector drawing - Posted by Snow Day 9/06/09

http://dtpblender.instinctive.de/

Blender is a DTP application to create two-dimensional graphics for web design and printing using the interface and much of Blender code.

It is intended for users who feel comfortable with the interface of Blender. The author defined as the Sketchpad for a quickly sketched their ideas and then make the final work in a professional desktop publishing program. No offers or CMYK output Postscript.

Platform: Linux, Windows
PRICE: Free

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UniConvertor

Vector drawing - Posted by Snow Day 9/06/09

http://www.sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor

UniConvertor is a vector graphics converter to different formats:

Import Filters:	Export Filters:
Ver.7-CorelDraw X3, X4 (CDR / CDT / CCX / CDRX / CMX) Adobe Illustrator up to 9 ver. (AI postscript based) Postscript (PS) Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) Windows Metafile (WMF) XFIG Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Skencil/Sketch/sK1 (SK and SK1) Acorn Draw (AFF)	AI (Postscript based Adobe Illustrator 5.0 format) SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) SK (Sketch / Skencil format) SK1 (sK1 format) CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) WMF (Windows Metafile) PDF (Portable Document Format) PS (PostScript)

Inkscape and Scribus is used as external tool to import CorelDraw files.

Works with command line, so that, for example, to convert CorelDRAW to SVG, type: $ uniconv drawing.cdr drawing.svg

Platform: Linux (Mandriva), Windows
PRICE: Free

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