Updated trial versions of Pro 5.1 and Xtreme 5.1

Updated trial versions of Pro 5.1 and Xtreme 5.1 are now on the website at www.xara.com/downloads/xtreme/. This is version 5.1.0.9131 and is close to the version we will use for the CDs in just a few days. So please can everyone update to this version and let us know if you find any new problems. You’ll need to uninstall your current 5.1 trial first, before installing the new trial.

Here’s a brief summary of the changes and fixes included in this update.

Layers & Object Gallery
- Objects on guide layer now browsable (Pro only)
- Compatibility with animation docs improved.
- Pages and Layers buttons now auto select the current page/layer
- More options added to right click context menu
- When the “same layers on all pages” option is selected (Options, Page Size tab), a warning is now shown when deleting layers in multi-page documents to make sure the user realises that layers will be deleted from all pages.
Fixes:
- docking object gallery to the left causes all icons to change to black squares
- AV when closing doc with ObjectGallery open
- Object gallery fails to update when ctrl tabbing between documents
- Empty popup thumbnail in object gallery
- Delay in preview updating in OG when altering objects color

Photo Related
- Mask shapes can now be solid dragged and resized
- Levels tool Auto feature now works on Photo Groups
Fixes:
- Memory leak when moving through photos with Next/Previous buttons
- Photo cropping doesn't update text repelling in all cases
- Levels Auto button unreliable on feathered photos
- Inconsistent behaviour when using 'copy using mask'

Misc Bug-fixes
- Crash xara exporting objects from name gallery with a '.' in their name
- Extruded quickshape renders incorrectly
- LiveEffects cannot be made repelling/non-repelling
- Pasting mask from one instance of xtreme into another can lead to AV
- Error when quitting with shape on clipboard
- Temp files being left behind after import/export
- Many other fixes and minor changes.
- Fails to import PDF files with non-ascii filenames

Thanks for all the feedback on the new versions!

Regards

The Xara Team

Will the removal/installation process affect our 3x-installation count/limit? Thanks. :)

Curtis as long as you are installing on the same machine I believe it does not affect the limit.

Will installing this mean I'll have to re set all my custom settings? and then do it again when the Cds arrive?

I have custom toolbars, and custom files in my designs gallery, and I have made changes using XaReg.

Also does this fix this bug?

I think you'll have to redo all the custom settings and XaReg settings - I had to, but I uninstalled the older version first. I'm not sure if you can install the update without uninstalling first.

I don't know about the bug you mentioned, though. It did fix the bevels on groups bug I ran into.

I had to remove the older version of Pro 5.1 using add/remove programmes before installing this one. To round it all of after registering the older version the new one wouldn't. I had admin rights and tried it both with my firewall enabled and un-enabled still couldn't. Put a ticket in.

Looks like I am being silly as it states that the serial number will be included on the CD case. If that's the case.

Just as a reassurance to others, here I've had none of Albacore's difficulties - uninstalled old 5.1 via Control Panel, ran the new installer EXE, was prompted for registration code (as well as being told that I'd 9 days left at that point, which I didn't expect since Xara was already fully-registered at that point), and all seems fine since. That's WinXP Home SP2, with Norton Internet Security 2009 AV/firewall all left untouched throughout.

Jon

I had minimal difficulties with this. I uninstalled like the notes said (through the control panel as there was no uninstall option in the start menu folder), and installed the new version.

I had to try to activate it three times before it actually worked. The first two times after entering the registration code it said "please wait" and then drove both of my CPU's to 100% and seemed to hang, forcing me to kill it after about 5 minutes.

After those failed attempts I rebooted and tried again and it worked right away.

I had no problems at all .... Uninstalled, reinstalled, entered registration code and activated ..... Not one single hiccup.

Smooth sailing here on my end.

First I backed up my original Xtreme Pro 5.1 settings using XaReg 1.0.2.0. :D Uninstalled, reinstalled and reactivated XXP 5.1.0.9131 per the instructions. The entire process completed without a hitch. Restored my settings previously saved using XaReg. Moved my templates and plug-ins to the proper folders and I'm back in action and raring to go.

Thanks for the update Xara & Co.,
Harry

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So please can everyone update to this version and let us know if you find any new problems.

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No new problems, but this is still broke. Please, is there any chance of a fix before Xtreme 6? It would seem a trivially simple bug to solve.

I can't believe you guys haven't figured out how to update over current versions yet! Here we go...

Find program that allows me to save 'some' of my preferences and settings, download that program, install that program, figure out how to get that program to save the settings etc., [hopefully] save settings, uninstall Xara, restart windows, install new version, restart windows, pray problems others had aren't present, reconfigure settings, enjoy my new 1988 looking workspace... WooHoo! That was fun, wasn't it? ...and Oh-So-Easy!

... and all of that before the "Upgrade" is even Shipped!! Thanks team! Great job! I have lots of time for this sort of thing! Can't wait for the next upgrade... :mad: :rolleyes:

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Will the removal/installation process affect our 3x-installation count/limit? Thanks. :)

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Huh? 3x install? What's that about?

Please read this:

http://www.talkgraphics.com/showpost...88&postcount=9

There's still that requested option to implant :-) It was already available in DrawPlus on Risc Os many years ago and added to ArtWorks later on.

Ernst Dinkla

5.1 when i use the screenshot option and use the ctrl + q to capture the screenshot, 5.1 just crash's and creates an error report to ms, I am using vista ultimate 64bit not sure if any one else is having the same problem with using the screenshot function, i have purchase a copy of 5.1, I love xara as a product i have purchase all the pro versions and have just updated to this new version so if this is a problem, i hope it will get retified before they send out the cd version.

Tried the trail and saw that the startup time of Xara was STILL way to long compared to version 3. This is getting way to bloated for my liking.

Why is Xara becomming so slow to startup beginning with Xtreme 4 uptill 5. This is very unpleasant?

I miss the days of Artworks. :-(

Hi Manut,

Can't say as I experience this.
Under four seconds for Xtreme Pro 5.1 to start up on my machine.
Same for version 4 pro and version 3.2 pro.

Version 2 took three seconds exactly, as did X1.


Might be that lot's of 3rd party plugins could slow the launch, though I have quite a few actually.

Hi Manut,

I've got a relatively slow machine, an AMD 1800+ (1.53 Mhz) and Xara Xtreme loads fairly quickly. As Sledger says, around 4 seconds start to finish.

I would do a complete system check to see what might be slowing your system down. Viruses, bots, shortage of disk space, incorrect system settings, things like that.

I had Xtreme and bought and installed now the Xtreme Pro version ( both in the 5.1.0.9131 version). Xtreme Pro installed itself in a separate folder. While I can work with Xtreme smoothly I am very disappointed that Xtreme Pro is so much slower. Can't use it since, e.g. if I move an object with the mouse, I do not see where it is going - it takes 2-3 seconds until it jumps to the new position which I had to guess with my mouse. Again: no such problem with the "non-pro" Xtreme. Also Photshop, Illustrator, Indesign run without speed problems. I use Vista Business on a notebook LG P300 with 4GB (3GB for Windows) physical memory (3GB for Windows), Core2Duo T8300 and Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS. Physical memory typically is used below 25% - 50%. Can one do something against the Xtreme Pro slowlyness? I did not find anything in this forum.

Please see this post:

http://talkgraphics.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=15

Try disabling the live drag mode by double clicking the blue dot with arrow in the lower right corner of the XX window.

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Please see this post:

http://talkgraphics.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=15

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Try disabling the live drag mode by double clicking the blue dot with arrow in the lower right corner of the XX window.

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Thank you for your helpful replies. I tried both: Changing the rendering entry to 1 in the registry improved the situation (why?), on top of this live drag on/off does not seem to make much difference. Anyhow, xtreme pro now reacts as expected without "stuttering".