I'm doing something wrong....

[siran]

I guess the stretchy feature is only available in WebDesigner Premium and Designer Pro, but didn't install the standard version to test. The comparison page hints to this:

https://www.xara.com/us/web-designer/compare/

[Chris M]

I guess the stretchy feature is only available in WebDesigner Premium and Designer Pro, but didn't install the standard version to test. The comparison page hints to this:

https://www.xara.com/us/web-designer/compare/

Could be. I'm using Web Designer Premium.

[Jever]

Hi all,

I've tried following Acorn's instructions but the stretch option isn't available under utilities in my version, so as I see it, I'm left with two choices: I can either upgrade to premium for £19.99 (thinking about it) or I can start with a blank sheet of paper and design my own at full width (1280px I assume?).

The second option isn't that bad in that I have all of the content that I want to present, I just need to set out a format.

I've had a few frustrating moments with this but overall I've quite enjoyed it, so I might just have a go at the second option....no doubt I'll be back with questions!

Thank you everyone for the friendly guidance.

Jever

[Chris M]

I've just looked, as opposed to glanced, at the comparison siran posted. The non premium must only be a 2.5MB download.

[Acorn]

Hi all,
I've tried following Acorn's instructions but the stretch option isn't available under utilities in my version, so as I see it, I'm left with two choices: I can either upgrade to premium for £19.99 (thinking about it) or I can start with a blank sheet of paper and design my own at full width (1280px I assume?).
The second option isn't that bad in that I have all of the content that I want to present, I just need to set out a format.
I've had a few frustrating moments with this but overall I've quite enjoyed it, so I might just have a go at the second option....no doubt I'll be back with questions!
Thank you everyone for the friendly guidance. Jever

Jever, I am sorry I didn't appreciate that you were using Xara Web Designer.

Xara should never have let Magix market such a cut-down version: https://www.xara.com/uk/web-designer/compare/. It does the application a disservice.

The upgrade to Premium for £20 is worth it.

What I would do is download the trial and change your design that way for free.
If when it is ported back into cut-down Designer it should work completely, just some things you may not be able to edit as the user interface has been blanked off; the underlying engine is the same across all versions.

Come back and we can provide CSS workarounds to get objects working in cut-down Designer to Stretch to Full Width.

Acorn

[Chris M]

Come back and we can provide CSS workarounds to get objects working in cut-down Designer to Stretch to Full Width.

I know you like playing with CSS, but the ability to right click > sticky stretchy is far easier. Throw in all the other stuff and 20 sterling (my keyboard doesn't have a £ key) is a steal.

[Acorn]

I know you like playing with CSS, but the ability to right click > sticky stretchy is far easier. Throw in all the other stuff and 20 sterling (my keyboard doesn't have a £ key) is a steal.

But I'll only charge a prawn or half a lobster to you (£5 elsewhere) for my service.

Acorn

P.S. (Numeric keyboard):Alt+0163 == Alt+156 == £, which I'm sure you know already.

[Jever]

Hi all,

I'm not sure it's relevant to anyone contributing to the thread but just in case anyone reading is considering upgrading to premium, it's not £19.99, it's £41.99.

The 'upgrade' for £19.99 is a software update service (to 2023 in my case), which I've just paid for and am more than a little frustrated that I didn't get a premium upgrade.

Beware!

Jever