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Re: Cylekx 2.3 "an entirely new graphics program" (huge and hungry!)

Subject: Re: Cylekx 2.3 "an entirely new graphics program" huge and hungry!
From: rich
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:35:48 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:34:13 +0200, Yrrah wrote:

> I don't think I've seen Cylekx 2.3 mentioned here before:
<snip> 
> 23 MB download! I have not tried Cylekx. My system does not meet the RAM
> requirement and I have no use for this type of program anyway. Anyone
> for Cylekx?
> 
> Yrrah

Always interested in graphics apps, especially those with vector 
capabilities, gave it a try.

but

although their site says "Downloading and use is free and functional"
the license says otherwise
2. LICENSE TO USE. 
2.1 The Software is not free. You are granted a limited license to use 
this Software for up to 30 days before you are required to register. If 
you decide not to purchase the Software at the end of 30 days, you must 
discontinue to use it and destroy all copies of the Software. blah.. 
blah..

As for the app, it installed ok, only adds a couple of dozen registry 
entries, mostly un-install stuff.

In use - gave it about five minutes before dumping it. It is not entirely 
for animation, you can open a single image for editing. The vector menu 
seems to consist of converting lines to curves, The rest.... nothing that 
you could not do with gimp or similar. Painfully slow
Plus - a really annoying pop-up in the guise of a progress window 
"Welcome to the wonderful world of Ceylekx" (sic.) that you have to close 
each time it opens.

Conclusion - give this one a miss.


-- 
rich

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