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I am switching to Mac, now that the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros are out. Frankly, there is no reason to stick with the PC except for XaraX.

Is anything happening with a MacOS port, either by the...

Now if a Mac version appeared and was actively developed (and sold as a commercial product) then I for one would be looking to switch to MacOS. All my other software is available for MacOS (Office,...

I had dual-boot before, but to be honest, I ended up not using it at all because all my creative applications are on Windows (not to mention M$ Office). Linux is a nice system with lots of good (and...

I have to admit, a full Linux version would be most welcome (or a MacOS version). I would dearly like to switch to Linux, but I need XaraX, Sibelius, Photoshop, Nikon Capture... some companies, whose...

At the risk of being flamed, am I right in thinking that Xara seem to be spending considerable programming effort on porting XaraX over to Linux, when in fact as a paying Windows customer I'd much...

I think you might be reading too much into our comments. Personally, I don't want an Illustrator clone. However, currently many people are forced to use such an application to finish off work or send...

"I would argue the fact that you refer to CAD functionality as bloat be unfair"

Why? I am saying it is very important to keep focussed on what XaraX is and one thing it is not is a CAD program....

Exactly! Number one priority should be to fix XaraX so that there is absolutely no need to export to another vector program to finish the job.

I strongly believe that this alone will widen XaraX's...

Got to agree with you there, Jaxtraw.

In my mind, the simple aim should be to make XaraX the one and only vector application one needs.

Therefore, the focus should be on fixing things and...

"X2 has involved some core internal re-design work to improve the internal architecture"

I really hope this includes making as much of the output file vector as possible eg newer versions of Adobe...

John: now that sounds encouraging. Xara certainly have the capability to make the next XaraX rock the graphics world. I hope they do it (and sooner rather than later)...

Indeed, 3rd party work to improve filters would be more than welcome. But apart from this, is there serious development going on? There is a huge difference between adding one or two filters and...

I noticed on one of the Webstyle discussions that AnthonyF proclaims that Xara is working on Webstyle at the moment (at time of posting).

Any chance of similar confirmation for XaraX1?

I am...

I noticed on one of the Webstyle discussions that AnthonyF proclaims that Xara is working on Webstyle at the moment (at time of posting).

Any chance of similar confirmation for XaraX1?

I am...

It's a mistake to craft your Web site in Flash only. A Web site should look good, of course, but the whole point is to provide information and for that information to be accessible to as many people...

All I say on the subject of XaraX and Adobe Illustrator is that it would be helpful if Xara released updates to XaraX more. I wouldn't expect it to do all the things that IllustratorCS2 can do, but...

Albacore: I have PagePlus9. Seems nice enough, but it appears to be useless with .eps files. I create a simple logo in XaraX (avoiding anything that would create bitmaps), then import into PP. PP...

Good idea, Gary. I will look for Acrobat 6 I think.

About EPS files... the two DTP programs I use don't interpret EPS files. For example, PagePlus gives a low resolution preview and upon PDF...

I need to create PDFs from XaraX1 and other apps such as MS word and some DTP software I use.

I recall Charles @ Xara recommending pdf995 on these forums.

I will try this, but my question is,...

I need to create PDFs from XaraX1 and other apps such as MS word and some DTP software I use.

I recall Charles @ Xara recommending pdf995 on these forums.

I will try this, but my question is,...

Thanks for doing that test Gary. It's very interesting that XaraX is better than Photoshop at this. Think I will sell it (Photoshop). I note that Google's Picasa2, which is free, has pretty advanced...

Thanks Gary :-)

Hi.

I use Photoshop for photo correction/adjustment and converting images to CMYK.

My question: if I import a RGB bitmap into XaraX, change the document colour space to CMYK and save out as a...

Hi.

I use Photoshop for photo correction/adjustment and converting images to CMYK.

My question: if I import a RGB bitmap into XaraX, change the document colour space to CMYK and save out as a...

Daniel: I couldn't agree more. It does have pro features, but poor/no EPS is certainly more than a little ommission.

Serif Tech Support just claimed to me that the poor import is because PagePlus9...