Inkscape

[Wildfisher]

It was serious, never heard of it or used it (obviously). I'll download it and take a look.

[Traditionalist]

I also use this on Linux; ( It's free)

http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

the Windows versions are not free;

http://www.xara.com/us/products/designer/buy/

[Traditionalist]

It was serious, never heard of it or used it (obviously). I'll download it and take a look.

It's the best free software for Scalable Vector Graphics on Windows.  ( Xara is only free for Linux).

[Wildfisher]

Well, the windows version I downloaded did not even have a standard windows  installer. I really  could  not be bothered installing it with a shell script. If this is ever going to  used more widely  they will have to get that sorted out.

[Traditionalist]

http://en.dev.inkscape.org/download/

[Wildfisher]

Thanks Mike, that's much better. I think I'll need some tutorials to learn this software.

[Malcolm]

Fred,

Help > Inkscape Manual > quick start

This takes you through a few examples

The problem with all software is getting to know it well - it can take months in some cases. This is no exception, having said that you can make simple graphics within hours or even minutes depending on your background.

[Traditionalist]

The basics are included in the software;



There are many more tutorials available, but those are adequate to get started.