cloud.xara discussion thread

[Charles Moir]

The cool thing about picture replacement is that photo will now appear in the master document on your desktop. You need do nothing - it's just a way of doing 'remote update' of not only your website, but pictures in any Xara document on your desktop (assuming you're using Dropbox or Google Drive).

There is basic photo editing there now; scale, rotate, position of photos within their frames. More powerful photo editing (brightness, filters etc) is difficult in the browser, but something we are working on.

[angelize]

The more powerful editing is what I was thinking of. I'm glad to hear that it's in the works.

Now come on folks who else out there has given cloud Xara a go? surely this is a new feature worth discussion.

[mwenz]

...Now come on folks who else out there has given cloud Xara a go? surely this is a new feature worth discussion.

It's a feature I won't use myself. The same capabilities are available from a few applications I use...and I don't use it for them.

However, while I would need clarification, it sounds like this feature of images syncing with the desktop would mean (to me) that images could now be links. If so, that's something I would use depending upon its implementation. If it simply means link = replacement of an embedded image, then no, I wouldn't use that. If it is actual linking and a proxy is used in the layout, that I would use.

Mike

[Rik]

Unless I'm missing something, it appears that you have to purchase WD11 before you can do anything with cloud.xara

So, those of us, who use Designer Pro, and who are waiting for that upgrade, can't really take part!

[wfcentral]

Unless I'm missing something, it appears that you have to purchase WD11 before you can do anything with cloud.xara

So, those of us, who use Designer Pro, and who are waiting for that upgrade, can't really take part!

If you own Designer Pro 10 you can purchase WD11 for $19.95 so you can start working with it while you wait for DP11 to come out. I did that last year when WD10 came out and will probably do it again this year. That money DOES NOT get applied against your upgrade purchase of DP11, so you are basically paying $20 to start playing 3 months early - I'm still trying to figure out if I have permission to give that copy of WD11 to an employee when I update to DP11 later this year?

[steve.ledger]

I'm still trying to figure out if I have permission to give that copy of WD11 to an employee when I update to DP11 later this year?

The EULA allows for transfer of license.

[wfcentral]

The EULA allows for transfer of license.

yes - that is true. However, the $19.95 option is called a "crossgrade" so I don't know that they consider it a stand-alone version of WD11.

In other words. If I buy the $19.95 crossgrade today... then, in three months I buy XD11 upgrade do I own TWO copies of software (WD11 + XD11) or just one... seems that since they are using the crossgrade as a "bridge" it is not meant to be used after XD11 is purchased.

But - I could be wrong...

[angelize]

@Mike:

No your images are not links at all your entire document (as long as you have saved it to Dropbox or Google drive) is synced to whatever devices you have given access to it. an image can be replaced remotely and it will be replaced in the dropbox or google drive document. when you next open the doc on another device In WD11 the image will be replaced.

workflow with cloud xara might be something like this:

Case #1 prepare documents in Xara on your desktop for client approval and save it to your Dropbox or Google drive. Now lets say some of your clients can't come to you so grab your tablet and go see them, with the client open cloud Xara on your tablet and open their document. As you discuss the document things like make this bolder or change this text or I don't like that photo can be addressed right there and these changes update instantly in your dropbox or Google drive so your client can give immediate approval and all is done. For changes that aren't possible yet in Cloud X you can have a section on the page where you can have notes and these notes are also saved back to home base!

Case#2 you have a client who wants to collaborate remotely with you on a document. The client needs to have either dropbox or google drive and an account on Xara.com you prepare a shared folder and invite them to access it. You create the document and save it to the shared folder now both you and your client have access and they can edit and update it using Cloud X

@: Rik Yes I understand that and by the time DP11 is launched I'm willing to bet cloudX will have more features added

[wizard509]

I cannot use it for a couple of reasons. 1. I do not do web stuff. and 2. I do not own WD11

[mwenz]

Well, neither of those scenarios are something I would use, Frances.