Photo & Graphic Designer MX + Designer Pro X (v8)

[katemoir]

V8 is ready! The new versions are called Photo & Graphic Designer MX and Designer Pro X. Pro has all the new web features from Web Designer Premium MX, but other additional highlights include a new Color Select & Erase tool, and the Shape Eraser and (in Pro only) Shape Builder tools - but discover all for yourselves right now @ http://www.xara.com/products/designer/whatsnew/ and, coming soon, Gary Priester’s ‘First Look’ on the Xara Xone.

[planetsquid]

Thanks Kate

Great release! Feel like we've been here before with the 'X' version...

Rich

[katemoir]

Thanks Rich. Deja vu on the name is a free bonus feature!

[mwenz]

Hello Kate--I think despite my previous grumblings about slow addition of vector tools and or enhancements, I am pretty pleased with what y'all have done with this update.

I'll be counting my pennies and upgrade as soon as possible. A thank you to yourself, Charles and company.

Take care, Mike

[handrawn]

shape builder tool and shape eraser tool eh ? well I'll be @"*

who says you don't listen, thanks

[Know1]

I unlocked the trial, but as far as I can tell there is no PDF manual included.
Is there an online link to it somewhere?
I really don't want to wait until the cds start shipping before having access to the new manual. (eta is second half of June - according to the Xara website)

[planetsquid]

Thanks Rich. Deja vu on the name is a free bonus feature!

:) Looking forward to Designer Pro X¹ this time next year.

Features worth the upgrade price for me:
» Colour select/erase tool.
» Link handling on iOS devices
» Alt text on images
» Resizable Color Editor

Everything else is a bonus.

Rich

[handrawn]

looks like the paste problem when using 'make all layers editable' button has been sorted

svg import too a nice 'extra'

[MarcT]

Woohoo!

[Egg Bramhill]

As Mike says the inclusion of new vector tools is great to see. I still see & use Xara as firstly a vector program and it is a very pleasing to see the addition of new tools.