Xara Designer Pro+ Update 20.5.0.60603

Date: 11th November 2020
Version Number: 20.5.0.60603

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Release notes: http://releasenotes.xara.hosting/designer-pro-plus/

What's New

Selection UI

The Shape Tool Attachment 128273 now has improved selection handles, similar to those recently added to the Selector and QuickShape Tools.


Attachment 128274

New Shape Tool handles


Also the QuickShape Tool now shows a reduced number of handles, but retains all the same capabilities. Previously some handles were duplicated around each vertex of a shape, each performing the same function.


Web Export Settings

The old Web Export Options dialog has now been replaced by a new Export tab in the Utilities > Web Properties dialog. This brings these options, which control how your document or website appears when published to the web, together with other web settings, all in the same dialog.

Attachment 128275

New Export tab of Web Properties


The Transition Effect and Direction have been separated into two controls, instead of a single combined control.Also you now have more control over what features are enabled in your web document or website, in the Viewer Options section at the bottom of the dialog, as follows:

1. Page previews: This option allows you choose whether or not you want the page navigation panel along the bottom of the browser window, that allows a viewer to navigate directly to any page by clicking on a page preview.
   
2. Pdf download: If this option is checked, a Download button is added to the top right of the browser window, that allows the viewer to download your document as a PDF file, for printing or offline viewing. When this option is on, the PDF file is generated and published for you automatically along with the web view.
   
3. Xara logo: This option determines whether or not the Xara logo is shown in the top left corner of the browser window.

Note that whenever the PDF download option or the Xara logo option are on, a bar is added across the top of the browser window that also includes a Full Screen button. But if neither of these options are on, the bar is not present and so neither is the Full Screen button.


Headers

Footers were introduced in Designer Pro+ 20.3. Headers work in exactly the same way, except they position themselves at the top of the page instead of the bottom. To view and use the available designs use Insert > Header ….

Attachment 128276

Example Header design


Other improvements & Fixes

• The Web Preview operations Attachment 128277 now open your document/website directly in your default web browser, instead of in an internal preview window.
• PDF Import: Improved handling of alpha-channel images.
• PDF Import: Reduce/combine subset fonts where possible.
• PDF Import: Character appears as a hyphen. Fixed.
• Word Export: Borders missing from table exported to Word. Fixed.
• Corner-styled rectangle shape doesn’t report correct line width setting. Fixed.