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  1. Re: A third of the forum visitors than last year, it seems.

    The XU board doesn't seem a great step forward from this one, I don't see the point of it. Besides, for reasons I can't imagine, they won't let me register...
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    Re: Re-install problem

    It ain't broke, so...Might as well leave it. Thanks anyway Gary.
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    Re: Re-install problem

    After some research, it seems this is a problem caused by Expression 3 (Creature house). I had been cleaning the dross from my hard drive and this particular program has a tendency to cause problems...
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    Re: Re-install problem

    thanks for the replay Gary. Well the installer asks for the disc three times and then finally accepts my third cancel, then Xtreme opens and works fine. Yes, I did Google this, but haven't had any...
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    Re-install problem

    I just re-installed Xara xtreme 4 and it works fine, but every time I start it windows tries to install something called Microsoft Picture it! 2002 and keeps asking me to put the cd for this program...
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    Re: Do we need a new forum...?

    What? No "Thunderdome"?

    I understand Gary, such a thing would have been more about temper-tantrums and name-calling than actual discussion. I think the only times I have objected to a thread being...
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    Re: TalkGraphics - Getting back to basics

    Although this a helpful place with some nice and talented folks, I have always found the forums to be somewhat "over-regulated", for my taste. No doubt it can be irksome for the developers to get,...
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    Re: Why is the P so expensive?

    I'm a pro and I have no need for the "pro" features, I do like the look of the hotkey configuration utility, but it does not justify the price difference for my use, so I get along very well with the...
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    Re: Layers Palette

    The SOLO- drag feature is a real stand-out innovation. It really makes finding small and hard to see objects in complex images a much, much easier.

    The new PAGE gallery is the old layers gallery,...
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    Re: Interlocking Rings - Using Opacity Mask

    Nicely done JaffDave.

    Being more dumb than most, I have been struggling to find a use for this feature, but looking at this, a slight tingling in the back of my brain might be signalling that the...
  11. Re: Opacity Masks - What can you make with them?

    I'm in two minds about this one myself. Perhaps in some circumstances it might save time, but I haven't yet found exactly how. Perhaps we have all acquired a particular way of using vector objects...
  12. Re: Xara simultaneously building out vector and bitmap in v6

    To be honest, if every vector program were as fast as Xaras, I would see little real need for bitmap software. I have said before that Xtreme could well have been the program to make bitmap editors...
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    Re: First take rave

    Speaking as someone who has little interest in most of the features you mentioned, I have to say that I too am impressed.

    Purely from a selfish point of view, as an illustrator, the new...
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    Re: Help with curved lines and shading

    This is how I would do it.

    By disecting the .xar file you can see that

    1/I started with a basic line

    2/copied that - Ctrl+C

    3/Converted the base to a shape - Menu -Arrange/Convert line...
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    Re: Illustrations for Print

    Gary is right, always ask your customer what their preferred format is. I mostly deliver a Jpeg file for print. At one time Tiff used to be the favourite, but these things change over time and from...
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    Re: Xara Xtreme 6

    From my point of view, much as it disappoints me when upgrades don't have much in that I want, that does not detract from the fact the Xtreme is still fast and easy to use for basic vector work.

    I...
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    Re: Node aligning tools

    I second this idea. Align and distribute applied to nodes or groups of nodes would be useful. What about scale and rotate too?
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    Re: Shadowing Markmywords style

    Yes, you are getting there. A little more experimenting and you should have the technique mastered.
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    Re: Shadowing Markmywords style

    That seems to get the basic shading, but you have used a repeating transparency instead of a linear gradient fill. I find that approach can get complicated. Best to use a solid base shape for each...
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    Re: Shadowing Markmywords style

    Hello Woodwater, sorry I took so long to reply, work, work, work. You know how it is.

    Here is a copy of the XAR file for my avatar. I start with a cell-shaded approach, the style that is so...
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    Re: Xara Xtreme 6

    No doubt keeping such a disparate number of users happy is as easy and rewarding as herding cats, but that is where Xtreme is now. By adding more non-vector tools and expanding the user base across...
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    Re: Xara Xtreme 6

    Of course Xtreme should not try to compete directly with Illy, for all the reasons given and also that if we wanted illustrator we would use that. I'm sure many use both.

    On the same basis Xtreme...
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    Re: Choose stroke position

    Seems like a good idea to me, +1 vote for this.
  24. Re: April 1 Xara Xone Featured Artist - Great Artwork - No Foolin'

    Wonderful work, fantastic attention to detail. This is top-class pro quality work.
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    Re: Xara Xtreme 6

    Perhaps certain "features" could only load when needed, like live effects or bitmap editing do? Even better would be the option to set what loads as default at startup and what will be loaded "as...
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