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This is how a proper Pen Tool could look like in 2013: http://vimeo.com/43552747

Vector Editing in Glyphs - a font editor for the MAC.
Developers, get inspired and give the tool some love....

thanks for the explanation how to close a path.
interesting concept.

@Jet
if the Xara developers are following this thread, there is no way around improving the tool.
If they are not, they are missing out a very rational and straight to the point discussion about...

Thanks. Spot on. You really took your time on this job. ;))
I was about to do a video as well, but do not have the setup to record...started using Freehand and PS professionally for path redraws in...

+1
I worked with Freehand for a few years and did a cross grading at some point to AI10.
Unfortunately, i made the mistake and sold my copy of Freehand back then.
Perhaps some of the devs might...

@Albacore
Interesting view.
I hate the way, the tangents and points are accessed in AI. too many 'fails' make it clumsy. This is definitely better in Xara.
Perhaps i will give it a try and get...

Hm - That does not sound too promising....
Seems like the vector tools are considered 'robust' without need for change. Coming from Software development myself, this makes sense.
But also seeing...

Gary,
certainly you are right.

But like the old Pinstriper who lay the bodylines on cars with their brush, i like to put down the line with one stroke and move on.
It seems counter inuitive to...

To get my feet wet with Xara and its tools, i tried the Shape tool for a simple B&W tracing of a hand drawn logo.
The Shape tool for my taste is very good for organic freehand work, but for tight...

This is my first post in this forum - i will also post this one in the suggestion forum. but i think it fits here very well.

To get my feet wet with Xara and its tools, i tried the Shape tool for...