Mac128, I just downloaded the EasyDraw Demo. I tried it on HENRY's original MacDraw formatted files and the MacDraw Pro formatted versions that I created. In both cases, I got the silly "Limited Conversion" error that says only the first "35 graphics will be imported." This is truly misleading the user because in my mind "35 graphics = 35 graphic documents." In fact, it appears to me, "35 objects within any given file."
I could see a few bits and pieces of the schematics appear on my screen but there is no way to know what will happen unless you have a code. If you have a code then I would not expect the entire document to be blank since I myself could see bits and pieces of the document in spite of the 35 object limit.
But in light of the excessively restrictive demo (give me the ability to preview at least one document in its entirety for crying out loud), I must give EasyDraw two thumbs down.
Moreover, even Intaglio is not needed if you don't need to make a PDF or if you can find a way to generate a PDF from MacDraw Pro (either in Classic or in OS 9). I tried selecting the Adobe printer in the Chooser on my OS 9 G4 Cube and then printing from MacDraw Pro, but it crashed when I did that. Even if you add back the file type and creator for HENRY's files and then try to open them directly in Intaglio, you will get a -23 error. They only open in Intaglio after you convert them to MacDraw Pro format. But like I said, MacDraw Pro is available in a particular "garden" so there is no real excuse not to use it. But hey, we are all on a 68k Mac forum here, so no doubt we all have the means to use the original MacDraw on our 68k Macs to access the files directly (albeit after adding back the file type and creator -- which is a job I wish we didn't have to do).
I could see a few bits and pieces of the schematics appear on my screen but there is no way to know what will happen unless you have a code. If you have a code then I would not expect the entire document to be blank since I myself could see bits and pieces of the document in spite of the 35 object limit.
But in light of the excessively restrictive demo (give me the ability to preview at least one document in its entirety for crying out loud), I must give EasyDraw two thumbs down.
Moreover, even Intaglio is not needed if you don't need to make a PDF or if you can find a way to generate a PDF from MacDraw Pro (either in Classic or in OS 9). I tried selecting the Adobe printer in the Chooser on my OS 9 G4 Cube and then printing from MacDraw Pro, but it crashed when I did that. Even if you add back the file type and creator for HENRY's files and then try to open them directly in Intaglio, you will get a -23 error. They only open in Intaglio after you convert them to MacDraw Pro format. But like I said, MacDraw Pro is available in a particular "garden" so there is no real excuse not to use it. But hey, we are all on a 68k Mac forum here, so no doubt we all have the means to use the original MacDraw on our 68k Macs to access the files directly (albeit after adding back the file type and creator -- which is a job I wish we didn't have to do).