Xara Designer Pro X9 Released

[csehz]

Does someone has experience with the function can be read on http://www.xara.com/uk/designer-pro/whats-new/

"Windows 8 touch compatibility

v9 is now compatible with Windows 8 touch devices."

So independently from the hardware the V9 should work on tablets with Windows 8? Which we have is Fujitsu Stylistic M532

[WilliamHere]

@Nostaw: that's exactly what I do and I use the anchor tool to 'glue' them together. I don't have Photoshop but iview has some neat functionality that does the same trick.
But thanks for the reply anyway

It's not good that we have to rely on Photoshop to accomplish things like this, especially when I want to stay away from Adobe products. This is why I purchased XDP in the first place.
I understand your frustration Fred. I hope things work out for you.

[qmr]

"So independently from the hardware the V9 should work on tablets with Windows 8? "

Yep works fine I'm now using win8.1 on a Surface Pro and it works fine too. X the previous version works well on my tablet as well but the pen interaction is a bit funky at times, full width strokes occasionally. This v9 update seems to have fixed that. But removal of the sketch mode button on shape builder and eraser is a bad look. C'mon Xara...

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[steve.ledger]

But removal of the sketch mode button on shape builder and eraser is a bad look. C'mon Xara...

Shape Builder is now known as the 'Shape Painter'.
You can return the sketch mode button using XaReg2.4

[gingerbeardman]

If you really want to rag on value or lack of same, purchase QuarkXPress and then see what they charge for upgrades. Or how much it costs every time Apple updates their OS.

£14 or $20. 3 month window of free upgrades for recent purchasers.

Disclaimer: I work for Apple.