corel draw like program in linux?

smurthygr · 11-26-2008, 08:19 AM

Please let me know if there is a program that can open and work with *.cdr files in linux which supports different page sizes. I use Ubuntu 8.10.

amani · 11-26-2008, 08:43 AM

Welcome to LQ!

GIMP can do that, but avoid proprietary formats like .cdr and.psd

farslayer · 11-26-2008, 09:27 AM

http://sk1.sourceforge.net

http://sk1project.org/modules.php?na...t=uniconvertor

linest · 11-26-2008, 09:28 AM

Openoffice Draw is pretty minimal, but it might do what you want.
Xara (http://www.xaraxtreme.org/) is more complete. You might want to evaluate the free version.

i92guboj · 11-26-2008, 10:11 AM

For vector drawing gimp is not well suited at all.

I use inkscape for vector drawing.

almatic · 11-26-2008, 12:40 PM

afaik there is no program for linux that can handle .cdr graphics. I convert them to .svg with the tools in farslayers links. Uniconvertor is also in the repos.

apt-get python-uniconvertor

then

uniconvertor input.cdr output.svg

then they can be handled with inkscape.

smurthygr · 11-28-2008, 02:46 AM

In Inkscape I find that custom page sizes can not be given and the matter gets printed in the centre of the page. I use Epson color 670 printer. Is it possible to do page setup in inkscape / linux?

jlinkels · 11-28-2008, 05:30 AM

Thank Gawd there is finally a converter for CDR -> SVG, have been looking for years for that!

Indeed, Inkscape is the tool which could best be described as Corel replacement. There are other vector drawing programs as well, but Inkscape seems to be most complete.

I have been challenged various times to demonstrate that Inkscape could do what Corel (ver 12) can, and until now I have always been able to reproduce all Corel techniques.

jlinkels

bitpicker · 11-28-2008, 06:13 AM

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I have been challenged various times to demonstrate that Inkscape could do what Corel (ver 12) can, and until now I have always been able to reproduce all Corel techniques.

In that case I have a question: how do you create the envelope effect which allows for a text to be slanted so that it looks as if it was pointing away from the reader or something like that?

Robin

i92guboj · 11-28-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by smurthygr

In Inkscape I find that custom page sizes can not be given

Mmm, custom page sizes can be defined. There's an option to set all the document properties on the file menu. If that's not what you wanted try to describe a bit better the feature you are looking for.

Quote:

I use Epson color 670 printer. Is it possible to do page setup in inkscape / linux?

Some setup can be done in the printing menus and some other configuration menus depending on the application that you use. Global settings can be done using localhost:631 on any browser. That's the standard way to access the cups configuration (assuming that your printing server is cups of course).

salter · 11-28-2008, 11:14 AM

CorelDraw 9 should actually run within Wine, so if it has to be .cdr, then use the creator application itself. You can then still use CorelDraw to save those files into some other format.

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...rsion&iId=1095
Seems to run on Suse 10, no other systems are confirmed, but most people don't care about giving feedback to winehq, so chances are good that it will run on most current Linuxes.

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jlinkels · 11-28-2008, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitpicker

In that case I have a question: how do you create the envelope effect which allows for a text to be slanted so that it looks as if it was pointing away from the reader or something like that?
Robin

You wouldn't believe it, Effects -> Perspective

http://pdis.rnw.nl/~hansl/links/path4910.png

Create your text. Convert to Path. Draw a rectangle. Convert to Path. Use the node tool to shape the rectangle. Select the text FIRST, then the rectangle. Effects -> Perspective

Sometimes the text is rotated when put into the envelope, if that happens, prerotate the text before enveloping.

jlinkels

bitpicker · 11-30-2008, 04:47 AM

Ah, I hadn't thought of looking there, thanks. The plugin made me install a number of dependencies before it worked and it isn't as easy to use and especially modify as the Corel variant, but at least there is some option.

The Ubuntu package maintainers could have done a better job of including those dependencies. There are numerous effects there, and many don't work without manual installation of the dependencies.

I'll have to check whether it works better on my Gentoo box.

Robin

jlinkels · 11-30-2008, 09:42 AM

You are right, it is not as easy as in Corel. The effects are pretty recent as well I think, I can't recall that I saw them before looking for a solution to this problem.

In Debian I didn't have any problem installing the effects, it was some python package which installed easily with apt.

There is also an extrusion effect. Which also works easier in Corel by simply dragging the mouse.

jlinkels