xpdx9 splash screen DRAWING pencil logo missing?

[WilliamHere]

On the xpdx9 splash screen, the DRAWING pencil logo is missing?
What does this say about the future of XDP as a drawing app?

What are your thoughts on this?

Cheers!

[gwpriester]

My thoughts are, you're splitting hairs. You did ask.

It is still a great drawing program, and more.

[mwenz]

There is a long thread about the splash screen already. In short, make your own.

[Rik]

There is a long thread about the splash screen already. In short, make your own.

Unless I've misread something, I don't think the OP is asking about the splashscreen itself, rather that the drawing pencil has been left off.
Therefore asking what this says about the future of XDP as a drawing app.

Well, that's how I read it!

[Nimrodor]

I hope it will continue to be a drawing program but it feels more and more like it leaning towards the Microsoft Publisher side of programs. I don't want to see that happen to it.

[WilliamHere]

Unless I've misread something, I don't think the OP is asking about the splashscreen itself, rather that the drawing pencil has been left off.
Therefore asking what this says about the future of XDP as a drawing app.

Well, that's how I read it!

That's correct Rik. Why was it taken out?

[mwenz]

Unless I've misread something, I don't think the OP is asking about the splashscreen itself, rather that the drawing pencil has been left off.
Therefore asking what this says about the future of XDP as a drawing app.

Well, that's how I read it!

I understand what William was asking. And this subject was hashed about in the thread somewhat.

Only xara knows what the future of the thing is, what it will be. One can conjecture all day long. In the end, if the lack of a pencil icon is troublesome, make a new splash with it. I don't see xara removing its present drawing capabilities no matter the future direction. So it really is just a missing icon. Put one in a new splash.

What concerns me is pseudo layout crap with more core additions, no true opentype support, ad infinitum.

But then, I have those things in more than a handful of applications...just not updated filters in which to exchange in and out of xara.

[WilliamHere]

There is a long thread about the splash screen already. In short, make your own.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I am not concerned about the LOOK of the splash screen.
I am concerned about why wasn't the DRAWING icon included or given priority like in the past.

[Big Frank]

There is a long thread about the splash screen already. In short, make your own.

its not worth the angst mike
be chill

[mwenz]

its not worth the angst mike
be chill

I have no angst about the "missing" pencil. Like I mentioned above, it is much to do about nothing (OK, I paraphrased myself). They ain't gonna rip out what is there as regards vector stuff (well, probably anything).

Any angst is regarding other issues. For example, spending programming resources incorporating so-called page and layout features that will not amount to anything in the long run. It will take an incredible amount of resources to make it half as competent as LibreOffice's Writer module, for instance. I suspect it would take 2-3 programmers 4-6 years and still not have as competent layout features (not to mention RTL supprt), OpenType awareness, the headers/footers, and on and on, that a free application such as OpenOffice has. So what is the point? Those hours could be better spent in my opinion. But as I mentioned, Xara didn't ask for my opinion before now and never will.

But no angst regarding the splash screen. Once I found out on the forum one could personalize the splash screen, I have done so. Sometimes 3 or 4 of them through the year. It is a pleasant diversion. Heck, because I liked the early Birth of Venus from Illy, perhaps I'll do one of them...

Take care, Mike