Art View for Mac

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• Junkware, don't buy this?

  mahjrartist--2008March 9, 2011

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  there are NO pros for this "software"

  Cons

  It just does NOT work, especially in Snow Leopard.

  Summary

  Don't buy this, save your money. All it installs is a Preference Pane - and THAT'S IT. It just does not do anything, even after restarts of the Mac and the Finder itself. Nothing changes, especially with Illustrator files (CS4 in this case).

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• Works Great! although shouldn't Adobe have include...

  taaralynSeptember 19, 2009

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  ...<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br /><p>Has worked wonderfully!</p> <p>Why I donâ??t want to rain on the parade of this productâ??s developer, a Quick Look plug-in for Adobe files should have become a standard feature of the Creative Suite by now. The negligence of fundamental features like a Quick Look plug-in along with a handful of quality Automator actions is further evidence of Adobeâ??s increasing ineptitude.</p> <p> Itâ??s not that Iâ??ve grown exceptionally tired of Adobeâ??s incessant decline, itâ??s that Iâ??ve grown exceptionally tired of Adobeâ??s incessant decline without the availability of any professional quality alternatives.</p> <p>While itâ??s readily apparent that many artists have failed to demand or even require state of the art functionality from their core visual design tools, Iâ??m surprised that there are still no caliber software development companies seizing the huge opportunity that has been created by Adobeâ??s lazy efforts, efforts which have led to the current line of subpar solutions. </p> <p>Adobeâ??s commitment to the substandard quality of cross-platform tools is in Adobeâ??s best interest alone, not the userâ??s. Adobeâ??s approach to Cross-Platform development hampers product stability and functionality, in other words the tools can only be as good as the greatest common factor amongst all targeted platforms. Needless to say the Windows platform, more often than not, holds everyone else back.</p> The mere inclusion of the Windows paradigm in the development process has many negative influences on product development, some consciously, most unconsciously. These influences end up subjecting Mac users to insidious hindrances like tired metaphors that do not leverage the optimal methodologies made available by digital technologies and their abilities to aid users in achieving desired results. <p>Another example of Adobeâ??s self-serving interests is their growing efforts to encroach on user experience. Adobeâ??s Creative Suite implements their third-rate Flash panels instead of directly leveraging the host UI and all of itâ??s direct advantages.</p> <p>Would somebody please seize the opportunity and deliver the highest in quality professional imaging tools for the Mac please? Thanks : ) </p>

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• Not quite... with 10.5.2

  Grant ThompsonFebruary 13, 2008

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Does not reliably show Illustrator desktop icons - only when PDF compatible is turned OFF (??) and then only sometimes.

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