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Press release edited by Applelinks senior editor Kirk Hiner

Freeverse today announced an update to Lineform, the drawing and illustration program for Mac OS X. A Universal application, Lineform is designed for artists looking for a more manageable and less costly modern alternative to Adobe Illustrator. Lineform is the recipient of a 2006 Apple Design Award.

What's new:

• PDF import and editing (Initial Version)
• Parse PDF menu item in Objects menu on 10.4 or later.
• Faster and more robust SVG loading
• SVGZ loading support
• Alt-drag improved
• Faster document loading
• Faster to outline conversion
• Status bar text clarification
• Max zoom level 256000%
• Non-zero fill rules
• Fixed bug with connect points
• Fixed bug with opacity and custom effects
• Fixed bug with add/remove layer undo
• Fixed bug with group clipping and winding rules
• Fixed bug with group clipping and filters
• Fixed Text bug
• Fixed missing localised "Registered to..." string
• Fixed Japanese degree symbols

Lineform requires OS X 10.3.9 or later and runs natively on Intel or PPC Macs. Lineform is priced at $79.95 and a demo is available at the Freeverse website.