----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Many of our users want to improve their electronic maps in >one way or another...... >Obvious candidates are >Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw (spelling?). Are there >others? Can anyone offer recommendations? Don't forget Macromedia FreeHand which is certainly as good, and probably better than either of the other two, and has the added advantage that it is currently by far and away the best cross-platform drawing application. It works equally well on PCs and Macs (and uses a common file format for both). However, all three have a pretty steep learning curve for new users. I'd use one extensively yourself before you consider letting open-access users loose on one. Graham Graham Allsopp Department of Geography Email: [log in to unmask] University of Sheffield Tel: 0114 282 4741 (direct line) Winter Street, SHEFFIELD Fax: 0114 279 7912 S10 2TN, United Kingdom NB! NEW PHONE NUMBER FROM 9 DEC 1996: 0114 222 7916