Problem filling with bitmap

[Artyboots]

For completeness… I was trying to fill an irregular image with a rectangular bitmap, not vice versa.

[Acorn]

For completeness… I was trying to fill an irregular image with a rectangular bitmap, not vice versa.

Artyboots, thank you for the clarification - same issue!.

The Xara method I usually adopt is to clone the irregular shape and remove the image, put to back, feather and colour and adjust its position.
Overall, I prefer adding my shadows via CSS coding, cleaner all round.

Usually when you have lost a previously working option, the update has not applied a library properly. Try running once as Administrator.

Acorn

[gwpriester]

Is this a Cloud issue? I have no problems with this on the desktop app.

[Acorn]

Is this a Cloud issue? I have no problems with this on the desktop app.

Gary, XPro+. Have you Previewed my file?

Acorn

[gwpriester]

OK. I can create and print an irregular shape with a bitmap fill and a drop shadow without issue. But if I preview as a web page, I can see the shape of the bitmap image included in the shadow.

In my image the second shape has been converted to editable shapes and then un-grouped. But the first example is as described.

And my screen capture brings up a second point.

I made a screen capture in Xara, pasted into Xara, made the screen capture 96dpi then reduced to 57% which on my 4K monitor is the same size as the original. But the resolution is terrible.

If I paste my screen capture into Affinity Photo it retains the original detail (left) vs Pro+ (right)

[Artyboots]

Desktop following the upgrade. I don’t work in the cloud.