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    Default Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    Hello Xara community. Like many of you who use xara web designer, we are probably very interested in how the web development functions of xara designer are working out given that we know there are countless similarities between the two applications except for Xara Designer have more functionality. I read the release notes and am always happy about updates (even when not as big as some hoped). Is the responsiveness of the new software better, worse?
    Do version 16 created websites import well? Just interested in seeing how things are going on the web design side of the Xara Designer Pro 17 so far. Thanks for the feedback of the early adopters of the new software.

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    The responsiveness (variants) has not changed or if it has in a very minor way.

    One of the most useful new features is the ease with which you can now attach actual names to images vs Xara's assigning images numbers, e.g. our-wiget.jpg vs 1367.jpg.

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    The only difference I noticed is 17 does startup faster than 16.3. Very happy about that one enhancement.

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    Smile Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    Startup is faster if you then disable the Magix interference. I have a working application before the splash screen has disappeared.

    My slowest feature is opening the Line gallery; that is now only 3 seconds but still well behind v11 - https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...?82684-Timings.

    Acorn
    Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
    When we provide assistance, your responses are valuable as they benefit the community. TG Nuggets you might like. Report faults: Xara Cloud+/Pro+/Magix Legacy; Xara KB & Chat

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    @teachtopia. Good points. Question ... why doesn’t Xara switch everyone over to Designer Pro 17, from WD ? I realize WD is a separate product, but Designer Pro is basically WD with more info and options. I never understood why they made WD a separate product. Why update 2 programs when all one has to do is update Designer Pro. Call me Mr. Confused.
    Bill Wood
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    XARA Pro+. WD17, Designer 17. Premium packages.

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    marketing
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    Nothing lasts forever...

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    @bwood - Bill have a read of https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...Update-Service. Definitely marketing as evinced by Xara's next to lack of endorsement of Xara Web Designer anywhere. XWD is what most companies would throw out as Shareware but MagiXara repack and market as if it is useful. Definitely marketing as Kate Moir has indicated in the release of version 17.0. Definitely marketing as Xara is spending all its resource on Xara Cloud.

    It is one master package and cut-downs of that.The more applications MagiXara "release" the more punters they catch.

    Acorn
    Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
    When we provide assistance, your responses are valuable as they benefit the community. TG Nuggets you might like. Report faults: Xara Cloud+/Pro+/Magix Legacy; Xara KB & Chat

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    Quote Originally Posted by teachtopia View Post
    Is the responsiveness of the new software better?
    The software is not responsive in any way - it is adaptive. It will never be responsive while Xara has a WYSIWYG mantra.

    https://www.interaction-design.org/l...ponsive-design

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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    'mantra' - marketing again of course.... for those who want an 'easy' solution that will always carry a price...
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    Default Re: Web Designing with Xara Designer Pro 17 (Anyone download version 17)

    The point is that WYSIWYG is incompatible with responsive layout.

 

 

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