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I don't know if it helps or not, but I've been using the ps2ai filter from ghostscript to convert eps files for Xara. It works very well.

-j

Okay gang, I just got home and tried Xara X1 with 32 bbp. It works great! Thanks for all the help!
-joe

bpp means bits per pixel.
thanks to all for the responses and hints.
-joe

Ah... I just tried Xara X1 on my machine here at work (my machine at home is the one I'm having problems with, I'll try it tonight)... in 32 bpp mode it works well. In 16 bpp, the same problem...

Tried both setting page size to 500mb. No improvement.

Tried using only the mouse. No improvement.

Keep in mind, this worked fine on Xara X. Seems to be broken with X1.

Thanks for the...

Hey Steve,

You and I seem to have the same kind of problem (see my posting about freehand problems). Can we see if there's some similarity in our hardware or software setup?

You can contact me...

Well, I just un-installed Xara X1 (and Xara X) from my machine and used the online one to re-install (too lazy to go downstairs to get the install CD).

The results are the same... when choosing a...

I have a 256M machine with a pentium 4 @ 2.39ghz.
This same machine ran Xara X just fine. This is a new problem with Xara X1.

Thanks for all the feedback. I'll try un-installing and re-installing...

Hello Soquili,

I'm using the version from my CD. I did mess around with the download version, but to be honest, I don't know if the freehand stuff worked there or not.

-joe (aka infoneer)

This seems to be related to Steve Newport's question about real-time lines... sorry to create two threads... I did a search for "freehand" and didn't catch this post.

If this has manifested itself...

I just received Xara X1 (upgrading from Xara X).

I really like it, but it seems that the freehand tool no longer displays anything using a brush until I release the mouse button. I verified that...

I just received Xara X1 (upgrading from Xara X).

I really like it, but it seems that the freehand tool no longer displays anything using a brush until I release the mouse button. I verified that...