printing crashes xaralx

[geminiguy]

The autopackage version of XaraLX is outdated. There have been so many updates to the wxWidgets and other needed libs since it was released.
Does Suse not have a current build of XaraLX within their repos?
If not, might I suggest making the request to update XaraLX in the Suse forums?

[natrixnatrix89]

Hi. I'm running ubuntu and I get exactly the same problem when I try to print anything. Sorry i'm a newbie and didn't understand the reply to this post. Could you please explain me the steps to get printing in xaralx working?

I even tried downloading the newest version of xara from xaralx.org, but still it crashed when I tried to print

[ourshop]

I'm using linux Mint 6, Felicia, ubuntu based. I just found this Xara a few days ago and although I love the facilities and effects, I have the same problem.
It closes when actioning print or print preview.
Not a bug, but basic simple user needs....print what you just spent hours drawing?

who has responsibility for the fix?

[Soquili]

XaraLX is essentially abandoned by the Linux developer community.

To my knowledge no one is actively making updates for the program.

Xara put forth a working model but the linux community of developers were not interested in supporting the project's further development.

[handrawn]

well I realise this is only a workaround - but can you not export the file and print it from another application [inkscape gimp]

if it is just for print, exporting as a bitmap should be fine, as long as the resolution is right [150-300dpi region]

[con]

well I realise this is only a workaround - but can you not export the file and print it from another application [inkscape gimp]

if it is just for print, exporting as a bitmap should be fine, as long as the resolution is right [150-300dpi region]

That's what I do. Works for me.

[natrixnatrix89]

But which is better for drawing? inkscape or xaralx?
I tried xaralx and i really like it. Dont know how to do things that xara does - how to do them on inkscape...