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please don't shout!!..but I'm looking to purchase Xara as I'm led to believe that it is most friendly when building a website?..or am i wrong in thinking this?
I'm pretty good/ok with Corel Draw, is Xara the same sort of workings?
Sorry if the above sounds stupid, I just don't want to buy it if it doesn't do what I think it will!
Would welcome any comments,
Thanks,
Grizzly.
Hi Grizzly,
Which Xara program are you wanting information about?
You have posted in the Xara Webstyle forum. Webstyle is very easy to use and is designed primarily for people that are not skilled in creating their own graphics. Templates are the main tool. The user can set their own colours and can edit text but not much more than that.
Xara Xtreme and Xtreme Pro are full featured Vector graphics applications similar to CorelDraw. Xara's programs do not have the high learning curve that Corel requires. At one time Corel was a distributor of Xara's older vector graphics application. During that time Corel attempted to include some of Xara's more advanced features that CorelDraw did not have.
If you are interested in Xara Xtreme you can down load a trial version that is fully functional. None of the features are hampered in any way. http://www.xara.com
The newest release of Xara Xtreme and Xtreme Pro do have an HTML export function. You can create your graphics and text for a web page and layout exactly as you want it to look on the web, then simply export to html.
Thanks Soquili, not sure which Xara programme is best for me?..I am looking to build a website, I am pretty good with Corel but have found out it's not web building friendly/easy, where as Xara is?
The other area of interest is that I have heard that Xara isn't as hard to get your head around as Corel!!
I would say that Xara Xtreme would probably suit you fine.
It is easier to learn than CorelDraw. Most of the tools are the same, but may have slightly different behaviour. I have CorelDraw but have not used it for ages so I cannot be exact about any differences. It is much easier to draw in Xara Xtreme so I don't even open Corel.
For creating a webpage or multiple pages I have never seen any program easier to use than the current version of Xtreme. The current version is 4.0 and was released just a couple of months ago. The export to HTML was introduced in this newest version. A recent thread in the Xara Xtreme and Xtreme Pro forum has some examples of web pages created in Xtreme 4.0: http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=32484
I really appreciate your replies Soquili, I like the look of Xara Xtreme, would I need to puirchase webstyle 4 as well?....and would I need to purchase something like dreamweaver or something similar?...or does Xara do it all?
Sorry for the questions but I want to make sure before I go for it!!
Webstyle 4 would not be needed. The output of Webstyle cannot be imported into Xtreme. You would need to hand edit the HTML code of any Xtreme exported web page to use any Webstyle created menus, etc. You can create similar types of menus within Xtreme.
Applications like Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft Expression Web, CoffeCup, etc. are good programs but are not needed.
it sounds too easy to build a website!!...is this the forum to ask if I have questions when starting out, as I know I will have some!!
Many thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
Actually the Xara Xtreme and Xtreme Pro forum would be more appropriate. It is for any questions about the Xtreme applications.
I will also move this thread to that forum. Best to keep questions specific to applications to their respective forum. :)
Hi Grizzly,
Welcome to Talkgraphics Forums.
Xara Xtreme may be what you need if your web pages arenīt much complicated. The code Xtreme outputs itīs a little hard to edit by hand and some functionality like forms canīt be build using Xara. The best thing you can do is download a trial of the software and try it for yourself. Thereīs some helpful videos available about several of its features( Help -> Movies), as well as good reference sites you may want to take a look:
For website creation take a look a those:
Special WYSIWYG Website Edition
A Multi-page Website with Pop-up and Rollover Buttons
For all the rest:
Xaraxone by Gary Priester (Lots of great tutorials to get you started)
Xara.com check the "Latest User Demos" tab at the bottom of the page
Any questions you may have post here, in the forums, thereīs always plenty of people willing to help.
Thanks Miquel B, it sounds so easy!!...I have also noticed the price,$250..seems very cheap?
The program is priced very reasonably, inexpensive. :)
Don't let the price difference between Xara Xtreme and programs like CorelDraw and Illustrator fool you. It is a very capable application that includes features CD and Illy do not have.
I just find it hard to believe that is so cheaply priced!..espicially if it allows me to design a website from scracth and I need no other software to attach it to!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Soquili
I'll download xtreme and have a play around, does it offer good advice for complete beginners like i will be?...and does it also have section purely for website building etc...sorry for all the questions, but I'm getting excited!!
You may not even need the pro version (decide yourself if you need the extra features) as Xara Xtreme has most of the same functionality for an even more inexpensive price.
Don't think of it as building a website. Think of it more as creating a set of pictures that interact. They are just uploaded as a website.
Download the trial version and install. Start the program and select Continue the trial. Open the Help menu and Select Update. This will first report that there is no updates available. After that it should begin to download the help movies. On a DSL connection it may take a half hour (more or less, I've never timed it).
There are no sections, only drawing tools and the export options.
To get a feel for creating a website follow the directions in Gary Priester's May 2008 tutorial http://www.xaraxone.com/tutorials/may08/
In that tutorial Gary explains how to create a multi page website complete with pop-up and rollover button menus.
You can always ask questions here, with members all around the world there is always someone that can provide an answer.
Grizzly,
Xtreme is a vector drawing program that can create websites. It is not software that is dedicated to building websites.
As a vector drawing package, it is rather good at creating websites. It is however, no match for dedicated website creation software.
For many people Xtreme will be a great answer for their needs when building a website. For more sophisticated website scenarios, Xtreme does not fare so well.
In conclusion I can say:
1) Xtreme is superb illustration software.
2) Xtreme is good at creating basic but stylish websites
3) Xtreme is not able to import external websites, nor does it support in any way the editing of html.
4) Xtremes website generation fits the needs of most of Xtremes user base and it may suit your needs, but it is not for everyone wanting fine control of html and support for html editing and import, or CSS support.
My advice would be to try it and be more specific about what you need from your websites and website creation software.
If you're looking for the easiest way to create basic websites, then Xtreme (and this user community) fits the bill. Just remember simplest doesn't always mean best.
Paul
It is easy
The proof is in the pudding
See it at www.hishtilsa.com
all built and maintained with XARA
I will add the XARA credit with the next update.
Xtreme is a great tool to help building the good-looking websites, no more... And I hope it would never be just another wysiwyg editor... It's late at least for a 3-5 yrs... I just feel better when surfing the net and see the real web-sites produced by pro's... Do you remember those blinking/many-colored websites? ))) I think it's a dead way for Xtreme -- just follows the many others wysiwyg editors (maybe it will be a bit longer for Xtreme just because of great drawing tools). But you have to understand what for you're going to use Xtreme... Don't think it's the best choice to produce commercial websites on the continuous basis... Maintenance troubles for your customers... No, I think no. The greatest power of Xtreme -- drawing abilities.