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Thanks for the compliments Harry. Been in computer graphics for a very, very long time.


On the Photo Mode issue, it may be very apparent to experienced Xara users but it sure isn't to me. ...

Thanks very much for that info Harry!

I had no idea that the document had been created in that mode. I created it as I would with any vector drawing program... jumping in, adding layers, objects,...

OK, I stripped out the content and the file still shows the problem. The problems are:

1. In Layers, clicking the 'New' button with a page selected does nothing... it does not create a new page....

Sorry it's taken so long to get back to this... swamped as usual.

Thanks for the ideas! Very good point. I will try removing the contents and see what I get.

Thanks again.

Thanks for the info Bill. I hope this feature request is granted someday.

As with any app, I would gladly supply whatever file needed for investigaton. But my work is a bit specialized (I create graphics and animations used in courtroom litigation) and I simply can't...

Oh and one other question related to this.

When I am exporting the pages by hand, one annoying thing that adds to the production difficulty is that the Export Settings are not remembered from page...

Thanks for the ideas.

Essentially, I need individual numbered bitmaps for my uses. Such as:

filename_01.tga
filename_02.tga
filename_03.tga
etc.

The PDF export may be able to help in...

Thanks for your thoughts John.

Again I was being a bit sarcastic there. I know Xara doesn't claim to do it all nor do I expect it to. But I use many apps and use them sometimes outside their...

John,

Thanks for that. Seems like 'Repeating Objects' is the solution I have been looking for. Including for my 'updateable background bitmaps' on each page.

I can now change a single...

Not sure I understand what you mean about the Mods? I am merely making a comment that Xara seems to focus their product towards specific markets where vectors are used and not others (where vectors...

Curtis,

Thanks very much for that video! Seems like that it accomplishes what Instances would accomplish... that's great to know. The one thing about the 'Repeating' functionality that's a bit...

Thanks for that! I'll have to look into the 'Soft Groups' as I'm not immediately familiar with that concept.

Thanks again.

Thanks very much for the colors video link. Looks very handy for editing an instanced color across objects... so that definitely sorts the color change example. But obviously, true instancing would...

Thanks for the info Bill... sorry to hear that. I'm just trying to find out what XXP is and isn't capable of for my production needs.

Thanks for the info on 'Repeating Objects'... this may be a...

Thanks for the info Bill... that's what I feared.

From perusing the threads, it seems it's not possible to have vector instances in XXP?

Lets say I have a 10 page XAR document where it is a progressive build. This document has a vector shape on...

I am totally unfamiliar with what add-ons or utilities may be available for XXP... so perhaps this is addressed by some of those.

More multi-page questions:

Let's say I have a XAR document with...

OK, I made some good progress by starting a new document and then merging in the layers from the original document. Now this new document seems to be duplicating the pages as desired and the page...

Thanks for the ideas.

No, this is not for a web page. (Xara seems to assume a very limited use range of their product). This image resolution is the lowest resolution of HD Video. This is the...

I am using XXP 5.1.0.9131 DL dated June of 09. (Any way I can upgrade to the latest version to eliminate a few bugs?). The CD version hasn't been delivered yet. (Seems a strange way to run a...

Thanks very much for that... Pressing Shift (after the cursor enters the Xara app) seems to do the trick and the original bitmap is replaced with the new bitmap (with proper registration, etc.). ...

I must be doing something wrong.

There is no issue with the bitmap fill at all. It just does not replace the original bitmap when dragging and dropping (anywhere). It just drops in a new bitmap...

Thanks for the ideas. When I try that, it just drops a new bitmap object in the graphic. Is there a special place or way that I need to drag it to get it to replace the existing bitmap?

Thanks...

Ahhh, OK... thanks for the info.

I wanted to use this functionality in a graphic (not a web page). CorelDraw has the ability to choose whether the bitmap is embedded in the graphic file or merely...