Elongating and squashing text using the side handles

[dutchim]

You can group the text and then it will work. When selected CTRL G

Now you can stretch and squash as before!

[hseiken]

Also, uncheck the LOCK ICON near the size information when the select tool, this locks the scale to be uniform instead of free. Be warned as it's a universal option and must be rechecked when used on other objects unless you hold the CTRL key.

[Egg Bramhill]

I don't think that's correct hseiken. Xara stopped text elongation soon after introducing the web building features. It was no use allowing users to stretch text if it wasn't being reflected on web publishing. So there's only two ways to achieve this now (as far as I know). Either via dutchim's solution (where the text remains editable) or via convert to shapes (whereby the text is no longer editable). In either case it is published as a bitmap.

[hseiken]

I don't think that's correct hseiken. Xara stopped text elongation soon after introducing the web building features. It was no use allowing users to stretch text if it wasn't being reflected on web publishing. So there's only two ways to achieve this now (as far as I know). Either via dutchim's solution (where the text remains editable) or via convert to shapes (whereby the text is no longer editable). In either case it is published as a bitmap.

I didn't realize it was removed from the Web Design. I'm PD+G. I noticed it defaulted to 1:1 scale, but I didn't notice that I couldn't warp it anymore. Hmmm...I hope the different products aren't splitting into different operating paradigms...how would this affect DP??

[hseiken]

Still works for me in P+GD If it's removed from the web version, it's probably due to HTML5 issues, but I don't think even HTML5 doesn't allow warping, so I'm not sure what's going on.

[Egg Bramhill]

Looked further and what I stated appears to be correct APART from a Text Line (were you just click on the page with the text tool and type). This can still be deformed as you described earlier. But if you're using Text Column (click on page and extend a text line) or Text areas (click on page and drag a text box), you can't deform these in the same way.

One other thing I was wrong about, a deformed Text line will still publish to text.

[hseiken]

Looked further and what I stated appears to be correct APART from a Text Line (were you just click on the page with the text tool and type). This can still be deformed as you described earlier. But if you're using Text Column (click on page and extend a text line) or Text areas (click on page and drag a text box), you can't deform these in the same way.

One other thing I was wrong about, a deformed Text line will still publish to text.

Thanks for the clarification. You are correct. I think it's weird trade-off. I personally haven't run into reason to use it on blocks as they tend to need for matting, but I definitely can see where it would be useful. Very weird to have this limitation. I guess grouping it is still the way to go, but if it's not published this way, then...I guess new feature request to have it 'operate as expected' because this seems very expected and doesn't deliver!