My post Why does Corel Draw Graphics Suite X5 feel more like beta software? explains everything im having an issue with X5. In an effort to log the issues with this software, Im asking that if your an X5 User and are having file corruption, crashes, freezes and other such fun stuff happening to you killing your time and money while in Draw or Photopaint, please post it here.
In order to keep it all clean and easy for someone at Corel to follow, please only list issues for X5 and not turn it into a discussion out of topic.
Please, there is no need to try to defend Corel here as Iv used Corel since version 4 (not X4), so thats a long time using it.
Hello,
I have got some problem with Corel Draw X5 Versions.When i type "Divehi", "Farsi", "Arabic", "Hebrew" using the windows default language(using language bar) with fonts it seems to be going left to right, but in x5 if i write on a text box it seems to be okay. but normally we cant write, because "Divehi", "Farsi", "Arabic", "Hebrew" these languages are written from right to left.
Maybe there is a Unicode Barrier in x5 that has to braked so that languages like yours and mine will be typed on CorelDraw. i use "fasyha thaana word processor" application named "Friend" wich enables language to be written smoothly in earlier versions but this aplication is not compatible with x5.
in Draw:
I was making a pretty basic diagram, used the star tool... I changed the colour of the fill and it crashed.
The message box just says "CorelDRAW(R) has stopped working Windows is checking for a solution to the problem..."
... no error code or anything (that may have been helpful), just about an hour of work gone.
The colour pickers are still not fixed in Draw or PP... eg. the 3D cube pickers still don't allow you to drag your mouse around to pick a colour, and the selection can go outside the cube colour area on the right side.
The darned program shouldn't crash... period. ... such a simple diagram... it's no where near as complicated as what most of you are probably doing. Here's the thing... ***when the code is written*** it needs to be tested everywhichway... not versions later... and not after it's sold.
Amen to what Davoid said. I've been using Corel since 1992 and like in a marriage, there have been good times and bad but I liked the program enough to shell out $200 to upgrade from x3 to x5. If I could get back my money, I would because it's divorce time.
For years I've noticed that name Adobe appears in many more employment ads than does Coreldraw, but I've procrastinated about making the switch. With this piece of crashing trash Corel has given me a big boot in the ***. The title of this thread is in itself laughable. List all the issues? Dang, it'd be easier to list the rare situations in which X5 doesn't crash.
it crashes if I move an image, it crashes if I type too fast, it crashes when I use fountain fills, it crashes when I'm not even using it!
I have a brand new fully rigged out system with boat loads of ram (8) and video memory (6). It ONLY crashes in Coreldraw. I upgraded to X5 after reading it would play nicer with Win 7 & 64 bit. In what lifetime? Holy cow, Corel, do you hate your base market? Have been with you since version 3.0 but this is beyond belief.
Here's a screenshot from my latest crash/freeze in PP. It's still freezing. Please fix it.
I took this screenshot, put it in iview, decreased the gamma so you can see it better (when PP freezes, everything goes white/hazy)... you can still see my cursor (the circle) where I was using Ctrl to go back and forth along the straight edge. I remember back about 5min ago...
... I was like, "Hey better judgement. Don't be so worried. It won't crash. All you're doing is a tiny bit of back and forth to get that edge. No problem."
... and my better judgement was like, "But you haven't saved in almost 5 minutes. What if something happens?"... and I was like, "Better judgement, don't be such a sissy."
Darn you better judgement... you were right again. Please fix this reproducible problem. It happens with the **drawing and cloning tools**... it especially happens semi-often when using Ctrl to restrict the tool movement to vertical or horizontal.
Hey whythis... I'm assuming you have service pack 1 installed and it's still crashing that often?! Wow. I thought I was having a non-magical experience. My sincere condolences.
Davoid (and others)
May I suggest you (all) start new threads for specific issues, with detailed description of what happened and the steps that took you there.This thread has gone insane and I doubt you get any real attention here.Problems like these deserve their own threads, preferably with a clear description already in the header.
Ronny Axelsson said: Davoid (and others) May I suggest you (all) start new threads for specific issues, with detailed description of what happened and the steps that took you there.This thread has gone insane and I doubt you get any real attention here.Problems like these deserve their own threads, preferably with a clear description already in the header.
Hi.
Good idea. This thread is CorelDraw, maybe a similar thread for Corel Photopaint.
-John
That would make sense... I put all the bugs I find into this thread because that was the original author's intent (I agree the thread name is maybe a bit off, but assuming the X5 Graphics Suite readers from Corel read about Draw-specific issues, I'm guessing they'll still be able to log the PP problems properly.
I just bookmark the new position of the last thread entry so I can come back to the latest comment I've read... so I know what I've seen before. I would hope that Corel workers would be doing the same thing to properly log the Draw and PP problems into excel (or whatever). It would be easy enough to sort them after... no prob.
I was also trying to not be ostentasious and start a new thread, when this one was designed for bug reports in both programs. Here's the quote from the first entry (which was unnecessarily argued with... ):
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In order to keep it all clean and easy for someone at Corel to follow, please only list issues for X5 and not turn it into a discussion out of topic."
I hope when they read the start of the thread, they'll get the idea that the comments aren't just for Draw. In my humble opinion, PP and Draw problems all need to be filed in one spot where it's easy for the Corel people to get at them. I agree completely with the unified approach the original thread creator had... just list all the bugs and let the Corel workers sort out the PP from the Draw issues... it's dead easy to do and all the information is easy to get at (instead of making them hunt through many threads?). I wouldn't mind making another thread for PP... except that this Draw thread (which I think is important) would perhaps get lost to time... and nobody from Corel would ever see it. If there was some way of making two threads and keeping them at the top of the list... that would be my first choice... this seems like the best option... it being bumped up whenever anyone has a bug (serious) problem with either Draw or PP.
I respect your guyses opinions and I definitely see what you're saying... I just think one thread for all the bugs is perhaps the best considering we want Corel to see the masses of problems and fix them.
You're completely right. It is crazy long... as blatant support for the fact that X5 as a graphics package is broken in many ways... and NEEDS to be fixed so we can all eventually enjoy the program and be able to say we got our money worth. I don't want these bugs to be forgotten to time in the masses of specific threads because if other threads are started, it takes away the emphasis from this 14 pages of reasonably well documented serious problems (most aren't just wants... they are necessary fixes). The other wants thread for sp2 is reasonable as long as it's used as a wants list and not a needs. Obviously needs outweigh wants... and if they don't, then Corel should be ashamed.
The other problem with having the wants list is that bugs get posted there... and then people might complain that the thread is mislabelled. The Corel guys aren't dummies. Giving them lots of threads to read through maybe isn't the nicest way to keep them happy... with the hopes that they'll pass on the information to their bug-fixing coders. (?)
I know the thread is named not completely correct, but the intent is there and has been mostly followed reasonably... so that's good right?
Anybody from Corel want to chime in and tell us how you want the bugs reported to you? Obviously this would be very helpful. If you want separate bugs threads... tell us... just don't forget these ones that are already documented.... Please.
... and happy Thanksgiving from Canada. Peace.
Problem with this thread is that all kind of issues are thrown under a meaningless header. I'm sure the intention was good when creating it, but no one will be able to easily track a problem and a possible solution here. These groups are for helping people with specific problems, as well as discussing things regarding the suite (and some OT subjects now and then). They are monitored by Corel but I doubt they spend time reading everything that's said, especially if it gets buried deep.I bet many of the problems mentioned here have simple solutions. If they are posted under clear headers ("Help!" or "X5 problem" are not very good) it is easy for everyone, including Corel employees, to see what the problems are and hopefully offer solutions. It is also easier for anyone with the same problem to find later.
That's why I suggest to put everything in separate threads instead.Personally I stopped following this one a long time ago.
Ronny Axelsson said:That's why I suggest to put everything in separate threads instead.Personally I stopped following this one a long time ago.
yep, new threads cost nothing, it's the best way. One huge thread is too chaotic to follow.
I guess I saw this thread as a deposit place for bugs. I actually don't think everyone should read it because the bugs don't have solutions that we can fix. It would make for really boring reading. This thread is a little conversational, but mostly it's a boring list. I thought it was mostly for the benefit of Corel as a central repository for them to get feedback on bugs.
I totally agree that if I expected help from the community that I would start a thread. That of course would be the most reasonable.
I just don't want to be some annoying guy who makes a new thread for every little tiny bug... that would be really annoying to the rest of the community who have real issues they want to talk about... eg. what's the best way to do x y z etc. At least in here, the community can just avoid it if they want to... which probably most people do anyway.
I guess I see threads as mostly for specific problems that *can be solved by us.* However, if it's just a list that's intended as a oneway communication to Corel, isn't one thread better for that? I guess I must be wrong because I haven't seen Corel employees responding to much on this thread in forever (or never?). Touchee I guess.
I'd be fine to let this thread go if I had any idea that it's contents were accounted for. I see this thread as a stain on X5, that (I think) should remain until the product is cleaned up.
Also, what should happen to all the bugs reported here? Should we let them go?... well that would have been a huge waste of time for everyone who contributed (right?). Should we assume they've been read?... or should we make new threads for each point?... that seems like work (which I'm not in favour of). If we as the community, are hoping to have sp2 fix all these bugs, shouldn't the thread's contents stay live? Looking at the sp2 "wants" thread, it hasn't received any complaints I don't think and it's also a big list? This is the same idea (except the name is a bit off... true). One ring to rule them... I mean, One thread to help Corel fix the bugs. If the list is divided, won't the specific problems easily get forgotten to time?... That seems like a bad idea... and I personally don't want to go to the trouble of splitting this thread up (work = ).
(the questions above aren't rhetorical... I want to know what you guys think).
Anyway... this thread will probably die to time anyway because I think we've all reported maybe 99% of the bugs that exist... and those who haven't found bugs maybe represent most of the users.
Some days ago I've downloaded the trial version of the Graphics Suite X5 and tried to perform many of my usual tasks in PHOTO-PAINT. It was quite complex photo editing (long manipulations with objects and cutout masks) and the program ran fast and stably on my system (two AMD Opterons 246 (2.0 GHz), 2 Gb RAM, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, hardware bought in 2005 :) ). I really like the new PHOTO-PAINT (especially new colour management system) and even was ready to buy the X5... However every time I tried to import a RAW file in 48 bit mode (which is used by default) I experienced PHOTO-PAINT hangs and finally crash after the file was imported and I started to edit it. Very sad :( Corel PP X4 never hangs or crashes on my machine... Waiting for a service pack 2
P. S. Strangely but working with imported camera RAW files in 24 bit mode was rather more successful while imported 48 bit files crash PP X5 almost immediately... PP X4 does this absolutely with no problems.
Davoid said:I just don't want to be some annoying guy who makes a new thread for every little tiny bug...
Davoid said:I see threads as mostly for specific problems that *can be solved by us.*
Davoid said:However, if it's just a list that's intended as a oneway communication to Corel, isn't one thread better for that?
Davoid said:I haven't seen Corel employees responding to much on this thread in forever (or never?). Touchee I guess.
Davoid said:Looking at the sp2 "wants" thread, it hasn't received any complaints I don't think and it's also a big list?