v15.1

[Fat Rat]

Am I cracking up (very possible)? When I open the content catalogue - websites, I see a list of the various templates but nothing to indicate if a template is (R) responsive or has a mobile variant. Did I imagine that I'd seen that in an earlier version?

[Acorn]

Am I cracking up (very possible)? When I open the content catalogue - websites, I see a list of the various templates but nothing to indicate if a template is (R) responsive or has a mobile variant. Did I imagine that I'd seen that in an earlier version?

Fat Rat, Xara used to but probably found it tedious to add an (R).

The best I can do for you is open https://www.xara.com/us/designer-pro...es/themes/v15/ and preview your Website Theme then reduce the width of your browser until the responsive site kicks in. The typical break-point is around 1440px.

In the Online Content Catalogue, i have used a Search for "navbar" and simply walked down the themes one-by-one.
If both a vertical and a horizontal navbar are returned, it is a good guess it is responsive.

Perhaps they are all responsive now so all of the above could be ignored.
Again, if Xara had told us, it would save all the guesswork.

Acorn

[Rob-Xar]

All non-business templates should be responsive, and any new ones as well so we've dropped the R and it's safe to assume they are all responsive.

Many of the business templates are from the older packs before we introduced responsive design, so they will show an R next to them if they are responsive or not. It's unlikely the designers will revisit the older ones and add a mobile variant due to it being a low priority job.

Thanks
Rob

[Acorn]

All non-business templates should be responsive, and any new ones as well so we've dropped the R and it's safe to assume they are all responsive.
Many of the business templates are from the older packs before we introduced responsive design, so they will show an R next to them if they are responsive or not. It's unlikely the designers will revisit the older ones and add a mobile variant due to it being a low priority job.
Thanks Rob

Thank Rob. Here's a challenge for Xara to offer up. Let a Customer redesign any of the non-responsive business website designs and present back to Xara for adoption. Xara could offer an extension to their existing Update Service as a reward.

The winner could be chosen with fairly objective rules:

1. Inclusion of a Guides Layer for Main and Variant.
2. Variant designed for 480px width.
3. Harmonious Variant NavBar, compliant with touch constraints.
4. Recorded detail for any Main variation.
5. Backward-compatible to XWDP and XDPX v12.
6. Sensible inclusion of documented roll-over effects.

It might keep Egg getting more bored.

Acorn

[Rob-Xar]

If it was up to me sure lol. But unfortunately it's not and I heavily doubt the modified templates would pass template testing (all the templates have gone through many cycles to get them where they are now).

If anyone does however I'd be happy to review it.

[Acorn]

Rob, you might be surprised. It could also prove to Xara how dedicated its Customers are.

Even if it is a fail, those who try will have learned a lot about template design.

Acorn