

FreeHand continues to run on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (using an Adobe fix) and on Windows 7. On May 16, 2007, Adobe announced that no further updates to Freehand would be developed but continues to sell FreeHand MX as a Macromedia product. FreeHand was transferred to the classic print group after Macromedia was purchased by Adobe in 2005. When being marketed, FreeHand lacked the promotional backing, development and PR support in comparison to other similar products. User-operation is considered to be more suited for designers with an artistic background compared to designers with a technical background. Specific functions of FreeHand include a superior image-tracing operation for vector editing, page layout features within multiple-page documents, and embedding custom print-settings (such as variable halftone-screen specifications within a single graphic, etc.) to each document independent of auxiliary printer-drivers. The functionality of FreeHand includes flexibility of the application in the wide design environment, catering to the output needs of both traditional image reproduction methods and to contemporary print and digital media with its page-layout capabilities and text attribute controls.
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Flash uses Actionscript for OOP, and has full XML functionality through E4X support. The most important of these tools are vector lines and fills with bitmap-like selectable areas, simple modification of curves via the "selection" or the control points/handles through "direct selection" tools.
