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WORKBOOK 89 - XARA DESIGNER PRO 7 - FIRST LOOK
There is some really exciting new features and all of the website and presentation features of Web Designer Premium 7. Check it out!
Comments, questions, corrections (always lots of those) are encouraged. Go for it. :-O
I had a quick look. There are some really neat new things. It is installing as we speak.
Upgrade price seems higher than previous upgrades? Too rich for me!
Jim
Jim - You might want to look at Photo and Graphics Designer 7.
I just updated the review. Neil at Xara pointed out several inaccuracies which are now corrected and I discovered the high resolution Photo Clipart covered on the bottom of page 5. It is pretty incredible.
Thanks for the guide - enjoying it :)
However the NEXT PAGE links (which use Javascript) do not work in Opera 11!
I have Opera 11 installed and the next/last pages work for me. Do you not have Javascript enabled?
What is the Upgrade name now for Designer Pro 6? They keep changing...I am too old to keep track LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
Designer Pro 7
Nice workbook Gary and a great introduction to the new released version 7.
Thanks.
Where is Pen Tool button? (shift +f5)
Thanks for polish spell checker :P
THE PEN TOOL IS GONE (TRA LA).=D>
its still there - but the button is not on the toolbar by default - you need to go to the button palette and alt+drag it off
EDIT: oh and shift+f5 still appears to work... ;)
You can also assign custom shortcut keys to the Pen Tool if you have Pro 7.
Gary, the Workbook looks very good. Thanks!
Nice job, Gary.
So what is the widget that does the magnifying rectangle routine?
I think I identified it. But there are several. All called Cloud something.
Gary the first page in Chrome raised my grphics card usage up to a extremely high level! So much so that Chrome offered to "kill page or wait".
I would like to just mention that the one of the new programmes is called Design Pro 7. If you were not really interested in the the production of web associated design solutions there would be little in the way of encouragement to upgrade from D P 6. You may say, what about the usage of Live Klone or what ever it is called, well it has been available for 10 years in AI. To use an expression in a well known UK game show, "Thank You Mr. Banker but No Deal"!
Great job Gary.
I don't think that the fact that Live Clone has been available elsewhere for a long time, makes it less useful for updaters that aren't using AI.
There doesn't appear to be an upgrade path from Designer Pro 6 to Photo and Graphics Designer 7, so the savings are all of $10 ($89 for a full purchase of Photo and Graphics Designer 7 and $99 for the upgrade from Designer Pro 6 to 7).Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
Darwin - Probably explains why Jim upgraded to Designer Pro 7 then. :)
Peter - I have heard this from several users. Of course Chrome may have been passing judgment on my design as well :rolleyes:Quote:
ary the first page in Chrome raised my grphics card usage up to a extremely high level! So much so that Chrome offered to "kill page or wait".
I think that while there are not a whole lot of major changes, the changes made have added a lot. The live snapping has also been available in other applications, but I use Designer and not the other applications and I am really glad they added it. And the Magic Erase is very useful, especially when used on the right images and at high resolution. The zoom widgets would be enough to make me upgrade. And if I ever found myself working in the corporate environment, I would find the presentation feature useful.
But for my money, the combination of WD7's tools and Designer's range of tools would make the upgrade a no-brainer for me.
thanks for the overview Gary [I have to take the web stuff as read of course :o] - always much appreciated
Thanks for the preview Gary, as usual a great place to go to find out how all the new features work.
Peter