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Hey guys!
!!make it at your own risk (save before at least)!!
Create new document
Create rectangular (actually any primitive)
Make bitmap transparency on them
Make a group
Try to apply any type of transparency on group
Xara crashed
or maybe i am alone at this issue?
I don't see this with pro+ - which version are you using ?
tried Designer Pro+ and Pro x
actually i have similar problem with all version since first X version, but earlier i catch crashes a little less often
This does not happen for me.
Try close the program. Then right click on the program icon and select Run as Administrator. This will work or it will not work. Just try it one time.
I use this method to add two different transparencies/fills to a shape.
Never had any particular issue or crash.
Acorn
I know the answer to this, but how do you add two different transparencies to a shape?Quote:
I use this method to add two different transparencies/fills to a shape.
it's a group exercise ;)
OK. If you group an object that has a transparency applied to it, you can then apply a second transparency.
This also applies to contours, and blends. Once these are grouped, they are treated as a single object to which transparency can be applied.
you can only group an object with itself once, but....
you can group it again with a no-fill no-outline object and so repeat....
thanks for advise guys, tryed work as admin(with same result) , but i finded way how to get around this bug, so, let's continue our group exercises
here is my second attempt to describe my pain
https://www.loom.com/share/87664a5c8...ab86051e33a798
Horn, why are you using loom and not Xara?
xara can record video now? really?Quote:
Originally Posted by wizard509
thanks - now I see what you are doing I can confirm it happens when I do it in pro+Quote:
Originally Posted by huorn
it also happens in p&g16
@huorn, well described. At least we have the problem nailed.
For any shape, add a Bitmap transparency.
Group and apply a second transparency.
Bug - the XDA has a fatal crash.
A workaround involves grouping with a second random shape inside the first, applying the second transparency and then deleting the added shape.
With this approach, an unspecified number of transparencies can be applied.
Each Ungroup, removes the last applied transparency.
Thread moved to the Dear Xara forum.
Acorn
can I add that this does not crash if you do not have group transparency enabled in the registry [attributes] but of course that gives you a different result
I see acorn has found the work around before me :D
the UI used to have a tick box than enabled you to toggle group transparency on the general tab of untilities > options menu, but this has gone in pro+
[make groups be transparent as a whole]