In moving from one website styling to another, I have been annoyed by the Xara design inconsistencies.
Here is a document that collects my thoughts as to how I have overcome most of them.
It does require careful reading and experimenting to get the solution across.
The Ultimate Xara Backgrounds File.xar
In summary, I have remove the Pasteboard background Layer and replaced with a mostly page-aligned Stretchy solution.
Sadly, removing the Page background Layer adds a further complication: at its simplest you could add 100% Transparency to the Shadow Group.
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@Xara - it would be nice for us for you not to force a shadow on us each and every time.
@Xara - it would be nice for us for you to fix Placeholder accesses that reset the design to a Conventional website.
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