Gestalter is a no-cost vector drawing software.
Gestalter is a free vector drawing program that is perfect for users looking to create intricate designs. The program's user interface is loosely modelled after the famous Illustrator by Adobe, providing a familiar platform for users to work with.
One of the program's central elements is the Bezier curve, which is used as a base part for almost every other object. Complex paths are possible and users can construct compound paths with ease. The program also enables grouping of elements and everything can be screened by a mask.
Multiple layers are possible and users can choose between two display modes: an antialiased and a wireframe one. The native storage format is a subset of SVG, while printing output is Postscript.
Users can place pixel images and transform them in various ways (rotate, skew, scale, etc.), but they cannot edit them on Gestalter. For editing pixel image data, users can use GIMP. They can also open the Postscript output of Gestalter in GIMP to use their drawings on the net.
It's important to note that Gestalter heavily depends on libraries. Most of them (libgtk+ 1.2, libgdk 1.2, libglib 1.2, etc.) are part of Gnome 1.x (I'm using version 1.4), but some are not that common. Users must have installed (in addition to the standard gnome libs) gtkmm, gnomemm (as Gestalter is written in C++), gdk-pixbuf, libsigc++ (which is part of gtkmm AFAIK) and the libxml2 library by Daniel Veillard.
Gestalter's latest release comes after a long pause and it now includes a new morph tool. The tool helps to calculate transformation steps between two objects. Additionally, many bugs have been fixed, making for a smoother user experience.
One of the program's central elements is the Bezier curve, which is used as a base part for almost every other object. Complex paths are possible and users can construct compound paths with ease. The program also enables grouping of elements and everything can be screened by a mask.
Multiple layers are possible and users can choose between two display modes: an antialiased and a wireframe one. The native storage format is a subset of SVG, while printing output is Postscript.
Users can place pixel images and transform them in various ways (rotate, skew, scale, etc.), but they cannot edit them on Gestalter. For editing pixel image data, users can use GIMP. They can also open the Postscript output of Gestalter in GIMP to use their drawings on the net.
It's important to note that Gestalter heavily depends on libraries. Most of them (libgtk+ 1.2, libgdk 1.2, libglib 1.2, etc.) are part of Gnome 1.x (I'm using version 1.4), but some are not that common. Users must have installed (in addition to the standard gnome libs) gtkmm, gnomemm (as Gestalter is written in C++), gdk-pixbuf, libsigc++ (which is part of gtkmm AFAIK) and the libxml2 library by Daniel Veillard.
Gestalter's latest release comes after a long pause and it now includes a new morph tool. The tool helps to calculate transformation steps between two objects. Additionally, many bugs have been fixed, making for a smoother user experience.
What's New
Version 0.7.6: N/A