What are you hoping to see in the next version of Designer Pro?

[michaelbuddy]

I'd like to see the webpage export, utilize a popular web framework, basically either Foundation or bootstrap, or even just a simpler grid framework that could integrate with those. Even if it forced you to conform to those frameworks while editing - new css responsive template type, vs the freeform web template
I'd like more control in blur / shadow. I can never seem to get a shadow or soft blurred edge like Adobe Photoshop can create them. They always look a lot more artificial.
Bevel edge is completely useless to me the way it currently works.
Integration with WordPress - that's the number one open source CMS out there, and being able to export to a custom theme would be huge.
If not the above, then be able to generate code blocks on the templates and in those code blocks to add snippets.
Responsive web layout control over objects. I'm not smart enough to provide details on what specifics.
For the things like web widgets, to use the popular open source ones. PrettyPhoto for example instead of the modal currently used.
be able to choose custom arrow start and end points.
css3 rounded corners, gradients and any other css3 export support would be great.
Interactive / animation export using popular JS library like Create.js or other popualr open source library
Linux / Mac versions - Linux First
Continued improvement to Illustrator, eps, PDF, svg file support
Mindmapping Support - nodes and proper connectors - currently
Stretchable objects with anchored sub objects for mockup wireframing
Integration with Scribus
Rip off features from Bohemian Coding's Sketch (because it's only for mac) and Adobe Edge Reflow, because it's cloud only
Xara has an opportunity to steal Fireworks lovers who are on the Windows platform.
Xara also has an opportunity to lead Linux support like Valve is doing for games, even if it's just for one or two distros like Ubuntu, Mint or Fedora. And if it takes a Kickstarter to do it, why not give that a shot?
Data views, whether it be story editors for text boxes, or code editor for code blocks, using a code editor complete with line numbering, that initializes when you double click a code box.

I think xara is a fantastic all around tool. I love it for drawing. I love it for wireframing, to the extent I can do it. It always feels like it's 85-95% the way there on both technical drawing and or for rich bitmap work. I'd like it to keep towards the technical and web end in order to move that direction with Javascript and web integration. The future is interactive content on the web. So you have to

[pauland]

95% of the way there, yet a ton of features yet to include?

That's one seriously big list of wants.

[MEB]

And very ambitious. Even not Adobe with all their money and resources has a tool that can fullfill half of those requirements.

[slavelle]

For anyone following my other thread, I'll put forth the transparent blend modes being updated, specifically options like color dodge being added to the options. I doubt this would make this version by chance since it's the sort of thing I would have expected to be in P&GD, but I'll put it up here nonetheless. I supposed I will also add it to the Dear Xara...

[angelize]

The discussion regarding the auto fx plugin has now been moved here http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...-Xara-programs

[angelize]

@Jon404: We can not allow any betting here.

[Barbara B]

@Jon404

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[jon404]

Oh my gosh. Completely forgot I'd posted that before. Oh well, scratch that idea!

But what we CAN do, I'm sure, is just guess when the release date will be, right, Barb?

So I'll start, being a southern Californian with noted psychic powers -- I'll say July 10. And this year, to be clear.

Why? Well, I don't think anything ever happened on July 10th, did it? No wars, Martian landings, stock market crashes, whatev. Just a sleepy summer day... and now the next XDP release could make it memorable!

[slavelle]

I was born on July 10. To me, that's pretty significant

[jon404]

@slavelle -- OMG. You're right -- July 10 IS significant! If I knew it was your birthday... but I didn't, so now, if you'll allow me, I'm going to fix this by withdrawing my July 10 pick and replacing it with a new, even more psychically-accurate pick of Friday, July 5.

But -- when do YOU think they'll release it?