Xara is looking for more Beta testers!

Hi everyone,

Xara is looking for more beta testers to join the Closed Beta Testers (CBT). The CBT are valued members of the Xara community and help us test the latest version of Xara for bugs and problems, as well as provide feedback before it is released to the public. Ideally, we are looking for candidates with the following criteria, but not strictly required:

- Have used Xara for at least the past several versions (e.g. version 12,15 etc…)
- Have experience with creating websites in Xara (added bonus for experience with web languages such as HTML, CSS...)
- Have experience generally with graphics and website software
- And most importantly, a love and desire to help shape our desktop titles into the best possible software!

If you would like to join the CBT, please send an email to robert@xara.com and include:

- A short description of yourself
- Some content examples you created with Xara (if you have any)
- The email address of your main account with your serial numbers (if it is different to the one you send your application from)
- A link to your TalkGraphics account

What do CBT members do?
The CBT workspace is where testers can provide feedback, bug reports and help us in identifying areas in which the program can be improved prior to it being released officially. The three core items that CTG members contribute are:

1) Bug reports: First and foremost, as whilst we do our best to test features as much as possible before they are released to the testers, there will inevitably be things we have missed. Testers provide us with bug reports that we can send to the developers to be fixed before release.

2) Observations: Some items may not qualify exactly as bugs but less obvious problems like spelling, performance related issues or other unusual behaviour.

3) Suggestions: We take everyone’s feedback into account when it comes to developing the next set of features, but the CBT are the first to see these features and it's important to iron out usability and stability issues before they are officially released. If there is a particular feature that is unwieldy or could benefit from better work-flow improvements then it's good to hear how it could be improved.

Please feel free to message me or ask below if you have any questions and I'd be happy to help.

Many thanks
Rob

Hi Rob,

Is the initial request mainly for the web creation side?
Or is to do with the desktop enhancing old or creating new tools?

Hanz

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Originally Posted by haakoo

Hi Rob,

Is the initial request mainly for the web creation side?
Or is to do with the desktop enhancing old or creating new tools?

Hanz

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Hi Haakoo, Ik think they are looking for:
- And most importantly, a love and desire to help shape our desktop titles into the best possible software!

Regards,
Frits

@Frits

Not wanting to start a long discussion but the first question is about webdesign experience and no mention of the tools/features.
My question is valid because the testing should be about the whole program,like tools and such and not only about webdesign features.

@Rob,

I'm glad Xara is heading a new way by having users participating in the development of the desktop version.
Hope that some TG regulars are willing to do the same.
Guess the kick against the proverbial bucket paid of. :D

Hi Haakoo,

We'll be focusing a bit on some web features however it's not strictly limited to those who have web experience. Graphic and desktop publishing users can certainly apply :) We also need to make sure we don't break existing tools as well!

Might be a bit to quick with my responce. Sorry.

Regards, Frits

@Rob,

Thanks,
Do you have a set time limit for applying?
If so,maybe point it out in your original post.

@Frits,

Geeft niks

We don't have a set time limit currently. 16.2 is planned but the beta test dates for that is still a number of weeks away and even if that is running, we'll always be looking for v17 onwards...

Hi Rob, do beta testers benefit from using Xara ongoing subscription?

Hi Behzad,

Sorry I don't understand, what do you mean by do they benefit from an ongoing subscription?

Thanks
Rob

maybe he means do they get subscriptions paid for by xara/magix ;)

Yes, what do they take away from helping Xara? Free subscription? Discount ?

Ah yes we'll increase your update service so you can use the latest version of Designer Pro if it isn't already (and if your not already on it, a copy of Designer Pro).

@Rob, would Xara kindly acknowledge the current efforts of TGers in raising issues, bugs and suggestions in the Dear Xara Forum?
Identifying these as discovered bugs, feature requests and nice to haves into your Jira backlog would be a great start.

Happy Easter break.

Acorn

Been here since Xara Studio - when I was at the Olympia Wondows show - and I made Charles Moir take me behind the stand to prove you were not doing video trickery

Demonstrating a notorious SNOWBARN.CDR that if you were foolish enough to get a render meant a long tea break. Xara Studio did it in a blink of an eye - I got on the phone to Corel in Canada and told them you got to see this -

within months a deal was done - something I feel sure I should have regretted lol

Anyway Im still here at 65 - and use XARA daily - so do dozens of people I managed to convert your way over the years

I can be a beta Tester, I barely use web tools, but i use everyday XDP.