Bryce Harrington wrote:
Hi all,
The big news with Xara is finally coming out today. :-)
Coming out, only with the demo program for Linux?
The key question for us is how we want to relate to Xara when the code is released. Would it make sense for us to share code with Xara? Should we merge, or remain distinct? They'd be open to sharing svn repositories if we'd like (I mentioned we've been looking to upgrade from cvs, and they already use svn)?
Anyway, check it out (a Linux binary preview is downloadable, and there's also a pretty sweet movie) and share your thoughts.
Wow, what to say? Xara Xtreme has just about all there is, especially with the vector shadowing, fading capability, and much more, as you already know. To the FOSS community the product does us honor.
Its addition to Linux graphic design and photo editing programs will complete the desktop picture.
Its vector drawing capability and speed is way ahead of where Inkscape is presently, and the photo handling is better than The Gimp in many ways, though it is not a pixel editing program; but Xara is not really here, is it, not for Linux yet?
Xara's rendering engine could, should be used by Inkscape but let the rest of the GUI go their own ways, with each program offering what the programmers think we and they desire.
"If we get it right this could bring the Linux desktop into whole sectors of the market that is has not been able to address before." -- from Xara web site
That's my early two cents.
Frank