Plus version 23.6 is Out

[Acorn]

No formal notice from Xara but a Patch has just landed for the Plus desktop applications.

The Release Notes are here for Pro+: http://releasenotes.xara.hosting/des...Anchor:58nGHnG.
I set the top of page to v23.5.1 to indicate to @Xara that its online Help is yet to reflect v23.5.1 or v23.6.0 changes.

@Xara - it would be appreciated that when this is updated, you also offer up the download link to the Help files.
help-html.zip was last made available on 02 January; it really needs a dedicated link handling updates added to the Help files themselves.

One Bug that has been fixed it the mis-ordering of selected objects when moved in the stack (Back / Front).
I mention it as @handrawn has v20 Perpetual, which has the same Bug and its patching is fairly important to those purchasers.

Acorn

[handrawn]

thanks; we shall see if gets patched ver 20...

[Acorn]

In the latest wrinkle, I now have a product update on opening that advises "Update Alert: 23.6 Now Available!"
This is very useful before the event but surely not after I have updated?

I suspect Xara is no longer going to "announce" through TG. We must appear to it to be the tumbleweed in Backwater Alley of Forums Past.

Surely the Help > Check for Updates suffices? Probably not if Xara intends to hit us with adverts.
In that case the About Xara [Product] should display a link to the Release Notes for that version.
If it is added here, please make the version details copyable again.

The convoluted path for the pop-up is [https : //shared.xara.com/nYpAlNfCYw/?b=01da4af7b760a20c&pexpire=&v=23.6.0&prefix=xps]
The "See What's New" button is worse [http : //releasenotes.xara.hosting/designer-pro-plus/?_gl=1*8pbf1z*_ga*NTQzMjg4ODkzLjE2NjYxODkzNzE.*_ga _QP3LN4RC3P*MTcwNTU4NDk0MS43MDcuMS4xNzA1NTg1NzExLj UxLjAuMA..#xl_HeadingAnchor:58WhVLJ]
All that is needed is [http://releasenotes.xara.hosting/des...nchor:58WhVLJ]

I do not like tracking at the best of times but I find it rum that the journey Xara takes and the destination omit secure sockets protocol.
Instead, I would be the far happier if the "See What's New" link went to [https://helpandsupport.xara.com/xara...-update.html]; this and .../version-23/version-23-5-update.html have yet to be added to the on-line Help and the same Help to be updated to the new features.

Talking of updating the Help [https://helpandsupport.xara.com/xara...oducts.html]!?! (6 years stale - "desktop version 15")
Also [https://helpandsupport.xara.com/xara...ther_xara.htm]. As an exercise, can anyone buy Xara 3D Maker 7?

Another small change would be for the Help page link to the Release Notes to actually be to the actual update anchor.

A final plea, please update the Help files and make then downloadable.

Acorn

[Fred vanderZee]

When I go to the release notes page, my Bitdefender tells me it is a dangerous page because of the links on it. When I tell it to go there anyway, I get a 404 - Not found. Same for all the help and support pages.

And http instead of https?? Really Xara, you are out of money?

I use a VPN by the way, but that should not be a problem.

[handrawn]

don't know why you have the issue fred, but here are the current release notes:

Pro_Plus_ReleaseNotes_Public optimised.zip

optomised and zipped to reduce file size for upload

[Acorn]

Xara Designer Pro+ 23.6.1.68538 SL x64 Feb 4 2024 just landed with no information on what changes there might be.

@Xara:

• Will you update the Release Notes to include v23.6.1 changes soon?
• Will you update the User Guide and Knowledge Base from v23.4 soon?
• Will you ever update the off-line KB links you provided, https://helpandsupport.xara.com/help-html.zip to download the zip file. (for German https://helpandsupport.xara.com/deu/help-html.zip)?
• Ds you not think a list of the ever-growing Web Block & Web Block 2.0 videos on YouTube should have their titles listed in the KB?

​Acorn

[Fred vanderZee]

Thanks, handrawn!