Quote Originally Posted by Rik View Post
Unless I've misread something, I don't think the OP is asking about the splashscreen itself, rather that the drawing pencil has been left off.
Therefore asking what this says about the future of XDP as a drawing app.

Well, that's how I read it!
I understand what William was asking. And this subject was hashed about in the thread somewhat.

Only xara knows what the future of the thing is, what it will be. One can conjecture all day long. In the end, if the lack of a pencil icon is troublesome, make a new splash with it. I don't see xara removing its present drawing capabilities no matter the future direction. So it really is just a missing icon. Put one in a new splash.

What concerns me is pseudo layout crap with more core additions, no true opentype support, ad infinitum.

But then, I have those things in more than a handful of applications...just not updated filters in which to exchange in and out of xara.