Flourish flowery curvy designs, please how to?

**Gamerprinter** · 02 May 2011, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Advocate

Right now my big problem is being able to use .eps files in Xara. There are thousands of beautiful free vector graphics available online, but Xara will only open .ai files, and most of the freebies are .eps.

This is not true. I have Xara Xtreme Pro 4, and I can open .EPS files all day long no problem. I can't imagine XP4 opening them and XD6 not being able to. If you look at the import filters it states AI/EPS which means both AI files and EPS files open fine.

As Mwenz states, some EPS files are problematic due specialized fills and gradiants that do not convert well, but most EPS files are no problem at all.

**Advocate** · 02 May 2011, 11:12 PM

Occasionally I can open an EPS file, but I just now tried again with two EPS files I downloaded this weekend, and once again it gave me the Warning message: "No filters that were designed for this type of file have been found. The import will continue using the most compatible filter, although the image may not appear as intended." When I click the "OK" button, it seems to process the file, but all I get is a blank page. I spent hours searching for the right kind of image, only to be stymied at the last minute. The file I really want to open is simple Celtic design vector graphics in black and white. Nothing but lines. Why it won't open, I don't know. If anyone wants me to send it to them, I'd be happy to do so. If it opens with your program, then obviously there's a problem with my program.

Edit to add: Instead of sending the file, if anyone wants to give it a try, here's the link to the page where I got the file: http://ghosteater.deviantart.com/art...Knots-75638769

Thanks

**molucca** · 02 May 2011, 11:46 PM

I believe the filters were updated in the later versions. I use XXP3 because the EPS is compatible with my companion application. The EPS from the newer versions don't work. I export to PDF to return to Xara. It is an old version, but works.

Rich

**Advocate** · 03 May 2011, 12:10 AM

molucca, I have Pro 6. That's probably the problem right there. The sad thing is, I don't know until I've downloaded a file and tried to open it whether it's going to work or not. Most of the time, it doesn't. Maybe this is something that will be updated by Xara in the future. Sure would be nice.

**handrawn** · 03 May 2011, 12:14 AM

any good ?

**zaphodeist** · 03 May 2011, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by Advocate

Occasionally I can open an EPS file, but I just now tried again with two EPS files I downloaded this weekend, and once again it gave me the Warning message: "No filters that were designed for this type of file have been found. The import will continue using the most compatible filter, although the image may not appear as intended." When I click the "OK" button, it seems to process the file, but all I get is a blank page. I spent hours searching for the right kind of image, only to be stymied at the last minute. The file I really want to open is simple Celtic design vector graphics in black and white. Nothing but lines. Why it won't open, I don't know. If anyone wants me to send it to them, I'd be happy to do so. If it opens with your program, then obviously there's a problem with my program.

It's a FLEXISIGN-PRO file (as shown by the header info when viewed in notepad) and is unsupported by xara (or even Inkscape actually). It will open in PS or even IrfanView, but will be raster (bitmap)

**handrawn** · 03 May 2011, 12:34 AM

seemed to open ok in illy and export to xara .. let me know if it did not

anyhow we have digressed from the floral to the celtic and a discussion of the many flavours of EPS may belong in another thread....

**Advocate** · 03 May 2011, 01:51 AM

handrawn, thanks, getting closer! It opened, but there are so many selection points on each of the lines in the drawings. How do I reduce the number of selection points? You can probably see where I accidentally dragged a point when my intention was to simply move the object.

Edit to add: Hwy101 ... well, that's just not fair, is it? I downloaded the zip file, double-clicked to unzip the file, clicked on the EPS file to open it, Xara 6 program started up, and then I got my Warning. So I don't know if something is wrong with my program, then. Thanks for letting me know it's supposed to work, anyway.

Edit again: Duh. I figured it out. Select object, click Control+G, all those selection points disappear, now have one cohesive object. I'm still learning! Thanks

**Hwy101** · 03 May 2011, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by Advocate

handrawn, thanks, getting closer! It opened, but there are so many selection points on each of the lines in the drawings. How do I reduce the number of selection points? You can probably see where I accidentally dragged a point when my intention was to simply move the object.

Edit to add: Hwy101 ... well, that's just not fair, is it? I downloaded the zip file, double-clicked to unzip the file, clicked on the EPS file to open it, Xara 6 program started up, and then I got my Warning. So I don't know if something is wrong with my program, then. Thanks for letting me know it's supposed to work, anyway.

Well, now I have a 'it's not fair, is it?' -when I opened it, the whole Page was on Big Group -Nothing Separate -I'd take Points (can't you reduce 'em? with XD6?)

Now I am Bummed -Tom aka Hwy101

**molucca** · 03 May 2011, 02:30 AM

I was able to reduce the nodes with the shape edit tool. Then break shapes...

It appears that the drawings are more like an object with many holes. If you try to select a white area ( actually a void, you won't be able to select it) You need to delest the object, even though it may appear as a line. Breaking shapes gives the voids as objects, and the base object object. Reducing nodes is a standard shape edit tool function.

Rich