XaraX Registry Utility

[standay]

All,

I put together a small utility to let me easily look at all the "options" settings for XaraX in my registry. You can also send all of the options to your clipboard easily. You can download it at:

http://frontpage98.nmia.com/~kittycat

Follow the links to the download page. Let me know if you find it useful or not.

Stan

[Sean Sedwards]

Xara loads the registry settings when it starts and re-saves them when it finishes, along with any changes you've made in the normal way. Changes to the registry you make directly while the program is running will not be retained. Also, most changes you make while the program is running have no effect because X uses the memory copy of the settings rather than the file based version, presumably to improve performance.

Regards - Sean

[RAMWolff44]

smartass!!!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

but you right [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

RAMWolff [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[shokan]

Where's regedit on what menu please? Then type in that path you have there? ans simply change the 0 to 1?

[RAMWolff44]

You can also bring up a somewhat easier to understand version of the registry:

Type in: regedt32 then hit OK and you will find your registry in easier to understand, seperated windows within a window.

You'll see, give a go. I like this version better!!

RAMWolff [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[jclements]

Is not this the same as doing the following in Xara X:
Utilities > Options > General tab > Give new objects the most recent attributes

???

[philaustin]

It worked, just as advertised, and I Love it.

Phil [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

[RAMWolff44]

but here is an example of Wolfgangs tip.

I drew a circle, added an 8 point line to it, all the circles after were the same in line width. Then I tried the same thing for square shapes, hence the box around the image set at 4 points, but still red. It changes when YOU change it and does not go back to that irratating default.

I constantly draw shapes that I don't want a line around at all, this will allow me to do this, maybe I will make more of an effort to work on a face now, I don't have to keep setting each object to 'no line width' every time.

Thanks again standay for you nifty software and to Wolfgang (my favorite Austrian [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] ) for the tip!!

Bravo [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

RAMWolff [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[dalel]

Great utility!

To add a bit to Grant's explanation:

1) Find the correct folder in Regedit: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xara\Xarax\
Version 3.0\Options\Attributes
2) Find the setting in the right panel of the Regedit window: LastAttrAppliedBecomesCurrent
3) Select the setting by clicking it so it is highlighted
4) Right-click it, and choose Modify from the drop-down box.
5) A dialog box will come up, enter 1 in place of 0.
6) Click OK and you're done.

You can also use Edit/Modify instead of right-clicking the selected item.

Do this with Xara NOT running. Then the new setting will take effect when you next start Xara.

Dale

[This message was edited by Dale Landry on April 11, 2002 at 17:11.]

[dalel]

If you change the registry setting from the example, while Xara is running, but don't change the setting in Xara: Utilities/Options/General tab/"Give new objects the most recent attributes", when you shut down Xara, Xara will change the registry setting right back to zero!

Dale

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