Problem with slicing tutorial

[Odat]

From the looks of your screenshot, you're running the Linux version of Xara. The Name gallery, and thus the ability to name objects, has not yet been implemented in that version of the software.

So you're not doing anything wrong, the software just isn't fully ported yet.

[talpa]

Hi Odat,

that's what I worried about.

My first idea was, that I made something wrong. So I did not poste my question in the linux specific forum. I guess I'm going to post the question, if anybody knows when this feature will be available on Linux, overthere.

Thanks to all of you for the quick help!

Regards, talpa

[Availor]

I'm glad you liked it, did it work out for you eventualy?

[gracehjs]

Hello talpa, welcome to the forums.

I've made a video you can download HERE to watch the tutorial.
It is 4MB avi format file.

Regards,

Availor.

I tried to watch this video, but Quicktime says I am missing a component and sends me to a page with many plugins on it. Any idea which plugin I would need?

[Availor]

It's a simple avi file you can open it with default windows media player or any other program like winamp.

[magicmesh]

that's what I worried about.

Hello talpa,

i just did run into the same trouble some weeks ago
Don't worry, sometimes it's easier to slice the Image with Gimp anyway.
Gimp can also create html with PySlice, but i wouldn't recommend it because it use Tables for Layout.

Grüße vom Bodensee ;-)

[remi]

You don't need to use Gimp to slice a Xara Xtreme drawing, because you're able to export each object into a single file within Xara Xtreme:

• Select your object(s) and type "CTRL+E" to export only the selected object(s) and not the page as a whole.
• If there are some overlapped objects or only a small part of your drawing, you need to export in a single image, the following tip works:
  
  1. Create a new layer called "export".
  2. Draw a new rectangle over the part of your drawing, you want to export in a single file.
  3. Make this rectangle invisible ('no color' fill and 'no color' line).
  4. Export the rectangle in a PNG/JPG/GIF file.
  5. Repeat these steps for each separate part/section of your drawing.
  6. The result is one (or more) extract(s) from your drawing, saved in one (or more) PNG/JPG/GIF file(s). You can insert these file(s) into your web page.

Together with these steps you're able to create great webdesigns.

Gimp can also create html with PySlice, but i wouldn't recommend it because it use Tables for Layout.

The same with Xara Xtreme's slice function (Menu "File->Export images in slice..."): This function creates a old fashioned HTML table layout.

Grüße aus Paderborn
Remi

[Purple Edge]

Thank you, the tutorial reminded me that I have to select everything in order to export slices.

I have seen several people mention that they can export one slice, I have not found how to do that, I always end up with a white rectangle!?

I am used to Fireworks, where the slicing is much more intuitive.

[alexalex]

Hello talpa, welcome to the forums.

I've made a video you can download HERE to watch the tutorial.
It is 4MB avi format file.

Regards,

Availor.

Hi Availor.
I was not able to get to your video...It is moved

[steve.ledger]

Hi Alex,

This thread is 3 years old.
A lot of things can change in such a time.

The Xara tutorial remains available here