Any interest in Xara adding "connectors" ?

[gwpriester]

Don't ever say we never gave you anything.

Duplicate and use as necessary.

[shiphen]

Don't ever say we never gave you anything.

Duplicate and use as necessary.

Thanks however now I'm confused.

A) Various errors came up when I opened with my Xara Designer Pro X10
> This file was produced by a different or newer version of the program. It contains some data that will be ignored.
> Technical details; (4531); (4536); (4525); (4537); (4535); (4522); (4527); (4522); (4527); (4522); (4527); (4522); (4527)

B) So I downloaded and installed a trial of XDP 11X
But now when I go in, I see a window snapshot of something called Design elements (whatever that is)... on an Apple interface (strange, I didnt think Xara worked on Apple)... Ok but yes there are some useful flow diagram shapes in magenta. I guess that's it yes?

OK but what there isn't is any way of doing connectors. i.e. as soon as you move a shape relative to another shape the connecting line (AKA "edge") will need to be moved too, yes?

[gwpriester]

The error just says the document was created in a newer version but will open OK on 10.

I created the forms using the screen shot which I included for reference but the screen shot can be deleted and has nothing to do with Xara.

I would enable snap to grid and place the shapes where needed, then use the straight line tool to connect the shapes.

I attached another document with just the shapes, filled in and no screen shot.

It will open fine in older versions. Just ignore the warning.

[Acorn]

@Gary P, the OP and I want dynamic connectors as per Gliffy (https://www.gliffy.com/home/) or MS Visio or any number of web applications.

Acorn

[gwpriester]

I know that. But I don't think it is going to happen. It is not the focus of the product.

[Acorn]

I know that. But I don't think it is going to happen. It is not the focus of the product.

I can see many site designs that could benefit form such a capability.

Web sites do not need to be all flash and fancy.

In my corporate work, I deliver business process and using a web site is far more friendly than most presentation formats.
I have created full Quality Management Systems using a hybrid of SharePoint and Xara embedded web pages with tooltips, pop-ups and navigation using little boxes with navigation flows.
My work would have been far easier to add new flows with dynamic connectors.

I now use Gliffy and Confluence Atlassian tools in much the same way; Xara is well behind.

Acorn

[shiphen]

I know that. But I don't think it is going to happen. It is not the focus of the product.

From a marketing perspective there do seem to be various variations of Xara with different focuses.

From a technical perspective maybe it's time for a fork?

[Acorn]

It is almost a Dear Xara... moment.

A Smart Connector could simply be a curve that when its ends touch two shapes, the end is borrowed by the touching shape so any moves remain sticky.

Looking forward to the Smart Shape API.

Acorn