Another year ... another release ... no real new vector drawing tools - just new ways of doing the same thing.
Another year ... another release ... no real new vector drawing tools - just new ways of doing the same thing.
one improved tool you can use, is worth far more than several new ones you may not even like
the new brush engine is so good it almost qualifies as a 'new' tool - I would think this was good news for you JA?
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Nothing lasts forever...
I have to agree with JokeArtist. There´s several very good improvements (being the Page&Layer Gallery one good example) but at it´s core there´s really nothing new or new forms of producing vector content.
The change in the name only reinforces the target shift of the app.
I'm just very pleased with it Everything in one solid program (don't have to switch anymore between WD6 and XXP5 while working). I've a lot of trust in the Xara developers by now, so I'm sure in future releases all bugs will be fixed and more smart tools will be added and/or improved.
Thanks a lot Xara !
Marcia
A mind is like a parachute, it doesn't work unless it's open.
Frank Zappa
Ditto to that!!!
Ed......:-)
All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.
-Gandalf (from Lord of the Rings) - Xara s/w - Xara Designer Pro X11
I have grown to sincerely doubt the first part of this statement. I notified Xara of a bug way back in the time of Xtreme 4. It was marked as 'high-priority', and another member has since been told that it would be addressed in 'the next release.' The next release has occurred, and the bug still exists: http://talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=42542
Per the new tools, there was once a thread where covoxer insinuated that they would be too hard to add, because they required a complete core rewrite (or something like that). I can't quickly find his post, but that was his insinuation, so I wouldn't hold my breath. The opacity mask tool must not have required a core rewrite.
Does anyone know the difference between Xara Designer Pro 6 and Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6 ??? Are they the same except that Xara Designer Pro 6 has Web Functions ???
Thanks...
laser1,
Take a look at this comparison chart.
Xara Designer PRO = Xara Graphic & Photo Designer + Xara Web Designer + Additional features for pros (Color Separation Support, PANTONE® color support, PDF/X export, XPS Support, support for multi-core processors etc)
Xara Graphic & Photo Designer - is mostly for graphic/image/web design (doesn´t have PRO features)
Xara Web Designer - is mostly for web design (it has a simplified graphic toolset compared to Xara Graphic & Photo Designer and no PRO features)
Hope this helps
Last edited by steve.ledger; 23 June 2010 at 02:33 AM.
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