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  1. #41

    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Quote Originally Posted by handrawn View Post
    if you mean export dpi Fred, you can type in a higher value, I regularly use 600dpi - always been able to do that AFAIK
    Doesn't work for me, guess it's the image limit then. It's now 30.000 px square (-ish) I think. I need bigger pictures! (And pdf doesn't work on my images as well, so that is not an option).

  2. #42
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    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Not Surprised

    Adding flippin wingdings to it rather than fixing the type engine with is way behind the times and doesn't support opentype features ... then I'll keep my money too. I would have paid £80 for that alone.

    Way to make Xara look like a 90s app. Wow! New templates.

    I suspect there's no one there that actually knows the code of the render / vector engine any more at Xara ... so they keep bolting stuff on top rather than getting under the hood and improving the nuts and bolt of the vehicle. Xara now reminds me of this:
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  3. #43

    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Quote Originally Posted by humblenations View Post
    ... Xara now reminds me of this:
    That's an insult! That car is French!

    but can I change the colour by pressing ctrl+alt+shft+S?

  4. #44
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    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Sorry but I'm another disappointed long time user.

    Simply can't justify upgrading as there are no significant new features.

    I love Xara. I'm intimately familiar with its toolset and so continue to resist 'having' to learn a new application, but the the omissions are really starting to outweigh the comfort of it being my go to package

  5. #45

    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Quote Originally Posted by humblenations View Post
    ...Adding flippin wingdings to it rather than fixing the type engine with is way behind the times and doesn't support opentype features ... then I'll keep my money too. I would have paid £80 for that alone...
    Hah, Since I got XDP6 I've gotten so use to flipping over to, well, anything else and doing type for the alternates, etc., converting to curves and getting that back into XDP that I completely forgot about this.

    Thanks for reminding me.

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    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    As long as the roadmap for Xara's flagship product (Designer Pro) is simply to add the new bits from its consumer-type products ('Web Designer' & 'Photo and Graphic Designer') then I doubt if we're going to see much in the way of ground-breaking new features that pro users will appreciate.

    You thought that XDP new feature list was disappointing? Just look at the 'exciting' new features list for Page & Layout Designer 10 which was launched the day before with no fanfare...

    Yes that's right, they added an insert menu and some icons which are free anyway.. But for only £9.99 upgrade fee it's not too bad a deal.
    Authentic IT - Web Design and IT Consultancy, Penzance

  7. #47

    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Sorry Xara, but once again I see nothing worth an upgrade. Not a single new useful feature for me during last 5-6 years.

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    Unhappy Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Quote Originally Posted by bcire68 View Post
    As far as I can tell this is the only new pro only feature.

    "32 bit plug-ins now work with the 64 bit version of Pro"

    Eric
    And this could arguably be called a bug fix.

    What is most disturbing about this lacking update is that it clearly shows where Xara/Magix's priorities are and (disappointingly) where they are NOT. The trend of bells & whistles (bloat) rather than a focus on polishing their core product makes me pessimistic about the future of this product. I'm still happy enough with XDP9 and will continue to use it for the foreseeable future. But, it's a shame that my attention will now be focused on looking for alternatives rather than anticipating exciting developments here.

    The features that made this program great are now being ignored and make this program grate ;-)

  9. #49
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    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    Quote Originally Posted by Michael View Post
    Why did we fill in that wishlist? Since four years we asked for several features and none of them were added.
    You are absolutley right, that Dear Xara section is just comical after that.

    Anyway there can be reasons that a company decides to not develop further, sure can be several business and technical scenarios. Just in this way that should be expressed/announced somehow and not playing with the emotions and pretending this dearxara thing

  10. #50

    Default Re: Xara Designer Pro X10 Released

    'Fraid I won't be upgrading either. £80 introductory upgrade offer for nothing I want. Given the minimal new facilities announced in the constituent packages so far I had pinned my fading hopes on dtp. To no avail. If there'd been only one valuable feature. Next year? I'm not holding my breath....
    Tony

 

 

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