Here is once HUGE frustration I have and haven't seen anything regarding this previously posted (my apologies if there is and I missed it). I also have the full manual for WD6 and can't find anything there.
Why is it that WD7 does not have anywhere to set a specific file location for the Export function? I have multiple sites I work on and have, on occasion, forgotten to change the Export Location which has created a hell of a mess as I now have content from Site B out on the live server for Site A (and vice-versa). One site is for a newspaper, and the other site is for a medical clinic. Aside from the housekeeping nightmare this has caused, I am concerned about whether any of the crossover will appear in site map, search engine results, or anywhere else that is publicly visible, and not just to me.
WD7 needs to have a place where you can specify a static export path and not simply have the Export process pull up a Windows Explorer open window to prevent any crossover of content from one site project to another. I find it ridiculous that this sort of thing can happen, and happen so easily. When you've been working a site re-design for hours on end, and it's 3AM, something as stupid and non-fail safe as a "Save As" Explorer dialog is a recipe for a total mess and the lack of an export path designation setting for different .web projects is very surprising to me as it would seem a 'no-brainer' that if you are working on multiple projects, you don't want to be exporting content from one project into the export space (and by extension, the web space) of another.
If there IS something in WD7 for this, somebody please educate me. I would be very much in your debt. If there is not, Xara Design Team, you need to get cracking on version 7.05 and make that a priority.
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