Just Release: Xara Designer Pro X11

[handrawn]

I guess vector brushes would be nice - but the complex ones would require so much resource to [screen]redraw that I think it would be impractical for most - the simple ones are not too difficult to trace if they are monochrome

photoshop brushes do not respond the same way, and they are not in an object oriented workspace

the complex brushes are bitmap in both creature house and microsoft expression, and drawplus as well

[digitalphaser]

the complex brushes are bitmap in both creature house and microsoft expression, and drawplus as well

You're right. Photoshop brushes have a different purpose, and they do their job very well. But Xara is vector based program and I expect that I will get back vector. There are many programs that are able to draw with paint brushes. Many of the program's free or cost less than Xara.

Serif is a bad example to follow. Although DrawPlus+PagePlus are now in many ways superior to Xara. When Serif implements a full export, I think that many programs were missing their users. While Serif programs are not proud title PRO.