New feature for new version of Xara

[amoore]

And people complaining about file sizes? With Gigs for pence (UK) who cares!

I do. Smaller, more efficient files process faster and eat less resources. Most of my output is used in other applications, which I usually have open at the same time I'm working in Xara. Even on a fast machine with decent RAM, things get tight. In addition, larger files mean bigger backup requirements. For those of us who're tracking thousands of files, it's an issue.

[stlewis]

Perhaps one solution to the undo v file size problem is to have a linked file, perhaps xml, that the user could edit too.

And of course this should be optional.

A bonus with this would be you could apply the file to another image - to replicate some style for example.

[hillsy]

Or you could just put everything into version control using something like Subversion, which is what I do.

It's actually easier than it sounds, and allows you to go back to any previous snapshot of a file much more easily than the whole annoying name-rename dance.

[John Rayner]

hi Hillsy,

Never heard of Subversion, can you give us a little more info on it besides it makes backups.

[hillsy]

Subversion is a version control system designed for use on development projects, but also with quite a bit of applicability for documents, drawings etc. Basically it implements a versioned repository where you can always roll back to an earlier version of a file, undo deletions etc.

By itself it's not that user friendly. It's a programmers' tool after all http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif But you can either get a Windows Explorer client (TortoiseSVN)or if you're feeling really tricky even map it as a fully-versioned network drive using a combination of NetDrive, WebDAV and Apache.

Lots of info here: http://subversion.tigris.org/

[John Rayner]

sounds like a neat program... for the programmer types. I think I will check it out. Is the price resonable, it sounds like one of those per seat license type programs that most humans can only dream of. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[hillsy]

It's open source, which is the good bit http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[John Rayner]

sounds like you need a spare 'puter running Linux/apache server just to run it... Nice for a programming house, do not think I would get away with it in my house. The wife would throw a fit... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

But it is another excuse to learn Linux for work. Trying to convince the Boss, I need to set up a box to learn Linux/subversion. Might be a little hard. Most people there have trouble with windoze... and have no idea Linux exists...

[hillsy]

Actually, we run Subversion+Apache just fine on Windows at work http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[John Rayner]

I do not know iof I would want to run a file server on my machine... Not with windoze as an OS. Too many broken panes in that house of glass... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif