XDPX9 and Surface Pro 4

I just purchased a Surface Pro 4/Windows 10 and wondered if the pen/stylus is supported in XDPX9? I haven't installed it yet and may not if the pen is not supported. Thanks.

Bob

Best ask support for info re this Bob.

Thanks, Egg. I noticed that there were a lot of views of my question, but no responses. I guess that no one has tried this combination. I have never used a stylus before and was curious.

Bob

I suspect that is true Bob. Let's know the result if you do try it.

Please try the latest version, NOT XDPX9!

Phil

Well, according to the fast response from 'support', it should work and if not then there are a couple of registry hacks that can be made. (This is not their exact words as I paraphrased a little - I'm on a different computer right now. They didn't say what registry hacks so I may have to get back to them.) When I get a chance I will install it and let you know. Thanks again.

Have a look at these articles:
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...g-Does-it-work
and
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...%28Xara-DP-X10

The surface has an nTrig stylus. Out of the box it won't work. You have to disable touch support in Xara (use the latest XaReg) and you have to have the WinTab driver for nTrig installed. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=49498)

In the end I had the gear working after installing Adobe Illustrator. You're mileage may very but it should work.

As to PhilM's suggestion; it's utter crap. XDP9 is as good as XDP11 except for some brushes which should have been in the older versions (if Xara had listened to it's dear customers...). Off course; the newer versions offer some improvements but for plain drawing XDP will do all-right

Thank you Michael for your excellent advice. When I get the chance, I will definitely give it a try...might be a couple of weeks before I get around to it but I will post my results if I do try to install it.

Bob

Michael and Bob,

Information about versions of XDP prior to V11 has become out of date. V11 was upgraded to support the new Windows "unified pointer" API that replaces WinTab in Windows 8 and Windows 10. The nTrig stylus supplies data to applications through that new API.

On the Surface Pro 3 (and I assume the Surface Pro 4 is no different) there is no need to install WinTab and there is no need to change any registry settings, despite what our support Dept might say. XDPX11 will get pressure from the stylus straight out of the box.

@Michael: Your experience may be different but I suggest your problem is specific to your setup.

Phil

Bob,

It's a very odd decision to lay out big bucks on a microsoft tablet and then go ahead and try and get old software to work.

Time to upgrade, I think.

Paul

The decision to purchase a new tablet (I have never had one before) was due to my laptop's self-destruction. I have just about ever iteration of Xara since X1 and did not purchase 11 as I did not need the few new features it offered. Since others have Wacom tablets I thought I would, at least, ask if what I already owned would work on the Surface. I would guess that a new version of Xara is in development and due for release within the next few months so it probably would not be prudent to purchase 11 at this time. Thank you all for all of your advice.

Bob

Perhaps just go for the trials, Bob, so you can delay purchasing as much as possible ahead of the new release.

I hope you let us know how you find the tablet once you've had it for a while.

I'm guessing that the major influence was use with Xara and a stylus.

I suspect the iPad pro is going to do major damage to Wacom's higher-end products.

I do think that Phil's response "Buy new software" was a bit out of line, Having just spent a gazillion dollars on a Surface Pro, Bob may not have any money left for new software. And besides, that's a standard cop out with some issues.

I also think that telling a Xara Group Developer that his response was "Utter crap" was probably a little wrong too though.

The surface Pro is pretty expensive and will be using the latest OS. My experiencing of trying to get old software to run on later Microsoft OSs has often ended badly and I wouldn't want to be installing kludges on a brand new system.

Given the amount of money spent on the tablet, it's not a big deal to spend a little more, surely?

Phil was being honest, if a little abrupt. XDP9 comes from a time when Bobs tablet was only in the imagination of someone at MS.

I would expect XDP11 to actually work on the surface Pro though, if Xara is endorsing it for that purpose.