The rotation thing

[Soquili]

Is your layout for a web page? If so how do your visitors "rotate" the layout to read the text?

[ad1066]

Artrage allows for rotating the canvas, for one (I seem to recall Corel Painter does as well, but I could be wrong). To be perfectly honest, I would actually like this to be a feature as well. From an ergonomic point of view, it's easier for me to draw vertical lines than horizontal, and this feature would bring the program a step closer to the experience of drawing on actual paper. I'm willing to wager that most people are not even aware of how often they rotate a piece of paper when they're drawing on it.

If viewing Xara Designer Pro as merely a desktop publishing or web design product, then this feature wouldn't be very useful at all. However, as a vehicle for illustration, especially in concert with a drawing tablet, it makes perfect sense.

So, yeah, +1.

-- Ben

[mwenz]

I didn't know about Artrage. Just went and looked. While I didn't see that one can rotate the canvas itself, I did see that one can rotate the floating panels.

If this is an important issue for anyone and while awaiting Xara to implement such a feature, they can create a "piece of paper" on a layer. Lock the layer and draw away on layers above it. At least visually one would see the "paper" at a pleasant angle to the eye.

fwiw, I do rotate a piece of paper when both drawing and writing. Since 1987, though, I have never had an issue with drawing on a "fixed" piece of "paper" in an illustration program. I guess I'm dualistic thatta way.

I also do not and likely will not use XDP6 for anything other than illustrations. And, as if I had a vote or an influence on Xara's decisions, would rather have them spend time on other features to enhance the vector-side of the program. That doesn't mean I don't think my list of wanted enhancements or features are any more important than anyone else's.

Take care, Mike

[zaphodeist]

Oh come on! Fire! Rotation that important to the majority?! I'd rather see Xara bring in diffusion curves and other vector stuff. Sheesh!

[zaphodeist]

Post I was referring to above has been removed btw

[handrawn]

Hi John

it was a spammer

[zaphodeist]

Hi Steve - I guessed as much and I was the one who reported the post ... but only after reacting. Left my post looking a bit inflammatory though which is why I posted the next post.

I know what I mean

[dycs]

No, my layout is for print only. Anyway, everybody knows that you can rotate the canvas (or workspace) in Photoshop and it makes a lot of things very convenient. I just cannot imagine why anybody could question the usefulness of this function as it is obvious to me.

[Soquili]

Speaking Manderin is obvious to those that do it daily, but not so easy for those that do not.

Rotating the contents of the drawing area is easily done within Xara vector applications.

[mwenz]

No, my layout is for print only. Anyway, everybody knows that you can rotate the canvas (or workspace) in Photoshop and it makes a lot of things very convenient. I just cannot imagine why anybody could question the usefulness of this function as it is obvious to me.

Boy, I guess I have been not keeping up with PhotoShop. In my version one cannot rotate the canvas.

dycs, what is an obviously invaluable feature for you obviously isn't for every person. Nor can I think of a single instance it would have been even slightly useful for me.

It is OK that we disagree. True?

Take care, Mike