Re: Xara Xtreme is good but...
I agree 100% Steve. You've written precisely what I've been thinking. It's the vector aspects of this program that put Xara on the map in the first place. To ignore or forget this fact speaks volumes more than I'm able to write here. Xara should be the only place one would ever need to go to for any vector tool or effect.
For many years now we have been giving hundreds of pertinent & meaty suggestions for upgrading & improving upon the vector tools in Xara. Many of these suggestions would undoubtedly put Xara light years in front of all other vector apps. Only once have we seen a major tool upgrade. The rest of the upgrades or releases have not shown any major changes with the working tools.
Actually, if you step back & look at Xara from the beginning until now. Speaking relative to the Tool set - There have been only 2 major releases of Xara since the beginning. Studio up to the version when the new tools were added - (XaraX I think). The rest have been upgrades to an existing program (Code) packaged as a new release & at times, under a new name. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, Just making an observation. Looking at it from the end user and not from the aspect of coding & language Xara uses to compile to programs. Taking this into consideration, Xtreme would be a 3rd release because open source leaves a window of opportunity for adding & fixing the existing tool set.
This is a VECTOR program 1st & foremost. I understand that you want to make Xtreme attractive to new users. Hence the plug-in's & open architecture. But guys, c'mon! WHERE'S THE BEEF? What happened to the official Xara fix for the vector tool set (upgrades & fixes)?
When I think of Xara. I think of a great intuitive illustration & vector program. Open Architecture will perhaps address the future of where Xara will go.
Perhaps my disappointment is a bit pre-mature Covoxer but when I convince my boss to purchase the new release & can't use it to print our work (which is 80% CMYK printing) I'm taking two hits, which effect my bottom line & also makes Xara look bad to the folks I've worked so hard to win over - (With Xara's quick outputs & faster production rates)
I'm perfectly content using X1 for now, It gets the job done.
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