Xara Xtreme 6

[MarkMyWords]

Perhaps certain "features" could only load when needed, like live effects or bitmap editing do? Even better would be the option to set what loads as default at startup and what will be loaded "as needed".

No doubt this is too fanciful an idea, but I am a little concerned that Xtreme is moving away from the program I initially wanted, rather than closer to it. There are many users happy with the direction of development, but it is clear that large numbers here have been and are still asking for more focus on vector drawing.

The objects gallery was a good step forward, now can we bring the other galleries up to date? They are like something out of a time-warp. Drag and drop to add to clip art would be ideal, but, failing that, what about a "save as clip art option" on the file menu? How difficult would it be to have an option to use an icon driven interface for the alignment and distribution palette? Being able to assign hot-keys to line shapes would be fantastic, at least for me, as would an interactive line-width adjustment. By that I mean simply pressing and holding a key and using the mouse wheel to scroll through line-widths (yes I know how to scroll line widths now, it is just not worth using as it is -too clunky). I know we will not get a dedicated macro recorder, but I had to mention it anyway.

Having had my whinge, Xtreme is still the fastest and easiest vector drawing program around and I'll keep using it until something better comes along.

[steve.ledger]

what about a "save as clip art option" on the file menu?

..definately +1

[angelize]

I really like the idea of being able to drag an image to the folders in the Designs gallery! I have a set of custom folders that I have created, and it would make a big improvement to my work flow. One thing I would like to add though would be a dialogue that would allow us to set the file format. Then if you are doing a website you could create your banners, and logos and any other images you need and simply drag them to a folder in the Designs gallery then the dialogue would pop up and give you the option of saving as a .xar or jpeg or png.

I totally agree with Albacore the brushes really need some attention.