Image and text skewing / distorting megathread

**Boy** · 05 January 2018, 03:32 PM

Going from Non-Destructieve Editing to Self-Destructive Management; The Story behind the Decline and Fall of a once-great Company.

Management has lost touch with its client base and is clearly looking down on it while pursuing airy objectives from its ivory tower.

**webmaster** · 05 January 2018, 03:41 PM

Come on guys, Rob asked you in a positive manner for some feedback on use cases, he didn't declare war! Does anyone have some additional examples?

Kate Moir

**Boy** · 05 January 2018, 04:17 PM

Kate, I don't know if I'm included in your reply but I was talking about the powers that be and not Rob or the other helpful devs.

Was I off-topic? Yes. Did I use my update service to 'upgrade' to XDP 15? No. Will I soon? No. Do I like XDP 12? Yes. Am I hoping for some value for money? Yes. Am I getting value for the recently raised, uncalled for and ridiculously high update service fee? No.

Am I happy about the direction Xara is taking? No. Do you like how management is dealing and communicating with the client base at TG, including its star performers who display such high levels of dedication and service? No. Am I tired of hearing all sorts of excuses, broken promises and obfuscations from management? Yes. Do you expect management will get the picture any time soon? No.

**handrawn** · 05 January 2018, 04:18 PM

kate you don't need examples if you understand - you don't do you IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE it's common sense to anyone who uses the program in the real world

**handrawn** · 05 January 2018, 04:30 PM

I know this 'lets have examples' crap - it means you are wrong footed and you need a fig-leaf - stuff that - FIX IT

**mwenz** · 05 January 2018, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by webmaster

Come on guys, Rob asked you in a positive manner for some feedback on use cases, he didn't declare war! Does anyone have some additional examples?

Kate Moir

Kate,

It takes time to plan and execute the addition to, a change to, and/or the removal of features. For some of this stuff, wouldn't be prudent to consult people who use an application when changes to or the removal of features is part of the plan? Wouldn't that potentially save some time, effort and money for other items on Xara's To-Do list?

That's what a modern, responsive company does. It doesn't rely solely on its own devices without input from outside the Ivory Tower.

**handrawn** · 05 January 2018, 04:40 PM

nicely put - wish I had your way with words - maybe I'll do a video and put it on Youtube.. catagory: hubris

**ernie-f** · 05 January 2018, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by webmaster

Come on guys, Rob asked you in a positive manner for some feedback on use cases, he didn't declare war! Does anyone have some additional examples?

Kate Moir

I don't understand Your and Xaras/Magix logig.
Nobody want a war but things they were in and missed we want back.
Why do Xara steps backward when the whole grafic world go forward?

In a tread i promissed angry with Magix. Mybe the angry came without Magix too but what you deliver with v15 is the top!!!
Vielen Dank für den Scheiß!

**Acorn** · 05 January 2018, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by handrawn

nicely put - wish I had your way with words - maybe I'll do a video and put it on Youtube.. catagory: hubris

I suspect that the on-line direction that is being pursued is forcing Xara into a design corner.

Here is a badly crafted example: v15 Hubris.xar

Acorn