Re: Xara alternatives?
Would it not be easier if you looked at the D/Plus forum to see the reports from the users there? You are going to get divided views as like here some will love the new tools while others will say I am not upgrading because of X or Y but at least you'll know opinions about the product from normal users. I got given DP X6 recently and though I don't like the way the panels are set out I found it no problem drawing with a pen tool and modifying bitmaps. The the painting brushes were a nice touch good with a wacom and it brought in a great 3D grid system which works well with simple shapes. I took it off my hard disc recently so maybe that tells you something but I have been using Xara products since early nineties and Illustrator since 2002 and I still have Freehand so I have enough vector tools.
Now this is just my opinion here! if you want to use CMS then your going to learn how to code and to make up your own templates. WordPress, Joomla are not that hard to learn to use and there is so much support. Yes, and you can still use whatever programme that you want for your bitmaps for your web design. Stop grumping and do that's my motto.
Design is thinking made visual.
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