Bug report: Editing and saving a PDF results in unreadable file
Steps:
- Right click PDF in Explorer, and open it with Xara Designer Pro X10.
- Edit PDF.
- Save it (Ctrl-s).
- Try to open it in Foxit Reader. I get: "Format Error: Not a PDF or corrupted."
With Xara the PDF can still be opened, possibly because it has been saved as a Xara file.
A workaround is exporting to PDF, but that's a bit cumbersome. Simply being able to save using Ctrl-s would be great. With JPEG images, for example, saving directly works fine.
I reported the bug to support.xara.com as ticket #QYJ-380-51374.
Re: Bug report: Editing and saving a PDF results in unreadable file
It's not a bug. It is a .xar file.
Wanting to save (or even a save as) to a PDF directly would be a suggestion. Which functionally is no different that export to PDF.
Re: Bug report: Editing and saving a PDF results in unreadable file
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Originally Posted by
mwenz
It's not a bug. It is a .xar file.
Then it should be with .xar extension.
When I edit a JPEG and save that from Xara, then it gets saved as a JPEG. That being said, I understand that PDFs are possibly much harder to save automatically. There are many options affecting size and quality.
Re: Bug report: Editing and saving a PDF results in unreadable file
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Originally Posted by
feklee
Then it should be with .xar extension...
I see what you are on about now. Sorry.
I have never opened a PDF in XDP in that manner. I have used drag and drop, which results in an unnamed file. So any attempt at a save results in the XAR extension being added.
Yes, when a right-click, Open With action is performed, the result is XDP keeps the PDF extension during the save operation. Until such time as Xara corrects this (if ever), I would suggest either using drag and drop from explorer, or, if using the Open With command from Explorer, immediately do a Save As and make sure the extension is removed.
This thread should be moved into the Dear Xara section.
Re: Bug report: Editing and saving a PDF results in unreadable file
As per Mike's suggestion, this thread has been moved to Dear Xara which is more appropriate for feature requests and bug reports.