or have eyedropper icon/command available on the Button Palette that could be put into a user defined toolbar (aka Controlbar) which then could be floated anywhere on the screen.
Last edited by jclements; 18 July 2008 at 02:30 AM.
Yes, I whined about this several times and Xara changed it! Though I'd like to think I had that kind of influence, it was probably not because of me. It works well though and is a good little tweak. Though it saves me just a couple of seconds each time, multiply that by the hundreds of times I had to use that damn dropdown and it is a significant improvement to my workflow, well done Xara. So, to those who worry that changes will destroy Xtreme as we know it, things can be improved without 'ruining' the software.
I think that productivity is improved everytime the software takes unnecessary mouse-clicks or cursor movement out of the equation. Even seemingly minor operations like changing from line to fill colour, when repeated often enough, can add up to a significant part of the workflow. Of course by combining functions and making more and more operations 'one-click', you will often be adding more controls and commands, this is the 'bloat' so many here fear. So Xara have to play a delicate balancing act between removing unnecessary steps and avoiding adding ever more functions, buttons and menu commands. This on top of their technical, financial and time constraints is certainly not a job to be envied. that doesn't mean I'm going to stop whining about things though LOL! Next thing to work on is a quicker and more elegant way of changing line width, that damn dropdown...
Last edited by MarkMyWords; 18 July 2008 at 02:39 PM.
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