CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Service Pack 2 will be officially available next week, at what point we will also start pushing it through the in-product notification system that is built-in both CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT. But as a little bonus for the CorelDRAW.com community, you can download SP2 now from this link, and the full readme document is included below (with a list of every change)
Once update to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Service Pack 2, both CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT will be at version 14.0.0.701. The second service pack is a cumulative one. This means that it also includes Service Pack 1 and the HotFix 1 we previously released. Service Pack 2 can therefore be installed on any version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 released so far and there is no need to install SP1 in order to be able to install SP2.
Thank you to everyone for making this available.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
Readme Notes
Contents
Minimum System Requirements
Installation
Before installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
Network/Workstation
Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
Before you begin, read "Before installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4" above.
Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
For Windows XP
For Windows Vista
Documentation
Documentation and Tutorials
The electronic documentation files listed below are available with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4. Unless otherwise noted, these files are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader or a compatible application to view them. Adobe(R) Reader is available for download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Templates
Screensaver included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
All Applications
Workspace
Performance
Tablet PC & Pen support
Import/Export
PDF
AI
JPEG 2000 (JP2)
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
Pantone Color Guides
In the Spring of 2005, Pantone, Inc., released two brand-new color guides:
These guides replace the PANTONE SOLID TO PROCESS GUIDE coated, and PANTONE SOLID TO PROCESS GUIDE coated Euro, respectively.
Corel is pleased to offer support for the CMYK simulation values contained within these two guides. The PANTONE library, which is labeled "PANTONE solid to process coated EURO", actually has the updated values contained in the PANTONE COLOR BRIDGE COATED EURO GUIDE.
With regard to the North American version of PANTONE color bridge coated, if you select PANTONE colors from the PANTONE solid coated, PANTONE solid uncoated or PANTONE solid matte libraries, the resulting CMYK values are consistent with those in PANTONE color bridge coated. Please note that the data within the PANTONE SOLID TO PROCESS GUIDE coated, and PANTONE SOLID TO PROCESS GUIDE coated EURO, are not supported in this release.
For more information on Pantone's newest guides, please use the following links:
PANTONE color bridge coated http://www.pantone.com
PANTONE color bridge coated EURO http://www.pantone.co.uk
Recently Pantone released the 2006 edition of the PANTONE® PASTEL FORMULA GUIDE coated/ uncoated, featuring 28 new colors, and the PANTONE® METALLIC FORMULA GUIDE coated, featuring 97 new colors. Here is a summary of updates to the products:
Color Management
Printing
CorelDRAW X4
File I/O
Text
Scrapbook
CorelDRAW X4 has the added functionality of being able to copy your content from the CD to another location and continue using the Scrapbook features. To make use of this functionality when using the scrapbook, you will need to do the following:
For CGS X3 content:
For CGS X4 content:
You will now be able to browse and perform searches on your photos & objects without the need to use the content CDs.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4
Web Features
Bitstream Font Navigator
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
To use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications within CorelDRAW X4 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.4 must be installed. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.4 is included in the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Setup under Utilities and is installed by default during a typical installation.
VBA Programming Guide for CorelDRAW X4
The VBA Programming Guide for CorelDRAW X4 will help you automate tasks and create custom solutions using VBA. If you installed CorelDRAW using the typical install, or a custom install that included VBA, then the guide is accessible from a link in the VBA Help for CorelDRAW or from the corresponding CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Start menu shortcut.
Updating Macros from CorelDRAW X3 to CorelDRAW X4
To ensure that a macro written for CorelDRAW X3 will work as designed in CorelDRAW X4, you may need to change the name of the class, method, or property, or you may have to change parameters for the macro.
GMS Folders in the User Profile Path
GMS files are normally saved to the GMS folders under the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4\Draw and CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4\CorelPHOTO-PAINT folders. If the user does not have write access to these folders, the GMS folders will be saved to the User Draw and CorelPHOTO-PAINT folders.
To use the Add-ins for a Windows XP/Vista Limited User Account
Follow the steps below to use add-ins for a Limited User account (the example is for Corel PHOTO-PAINT):
Log in with administrator privileges to the system where you want to run the add-in. Run regsvr32.exe on the add-in. This will add the required class IDs and registry keys that only an administrator can create. Run regedit.exe. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Corel/CorelDraw/14.0/Corel PHOTO-PAINT/Addins. Select the key for your add-in (for example, PhotoPaint.Addin1). From the Registry menu, click Export Registry File. Enable the Selected Branch option, type a filename in the File name box, and click Save. Log in to the Limited User account and run regedit.exe. From the Registry menu, click Import Registry File, specify the .reg file that you exported in step 5, and click Open. You should be able to run the add-in from this Limited User account.
Trial, Academic, and OEM Versions
Not all components are available in our Trial, Academic, and OEM versions. Unavailable components may include Corel applications, features, third-party utilities and extra content files. However, some of these components may still be referred to within the applications and within the documentation.
Technical support
Technical Support is not available for OEM, "white box," jewel case (CD only), trial, or Academic versions of Corel products. For more information, please visit www.corel.com/support.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Service Pack 1
Installer
CorelDRAW
Application workspace
Display
Document Controls
Tools
Vector Effects
OLE
Web Functions
Bitmap Controls & Effects
Object Attributes & Controls
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Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Lenses
Import/Export Filters
TIF
RAW
Microsoft Word (DOC)
Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Portable Document Format (PDF)
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Service Pack 2
Color
Native File I/O
VBA
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
AutoCAD (DXF/DWG)
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Version Number Table:
ThankYou
Has anybody run into this problem: When I go to choose the font I want they don't show up where you can see them, you can choose something and get suprised on what you picked. I've uninstalled X4 GS, reinstalled no change.
reguards
Larry
Not reallyworthy. Its quite necessary to improve much lot & lotter. First & foremost the entire workspace should be in gray color except the page we have chosen should be in white. 2) The nature of Radials should be come into existence while pen drawing. 3) Photoediting tools should also be here in coreldraw for easy editing instead of go around. 4) Auto Measure tool which places the unit system around the selected object automatically by selecting the unit system initially as a preset. 5) Mesh fill should be implemented further. 6) Select the fonts using the font groups such as script, sans, sans serif, symbol, monospaced...... So that it is easy for everybody to choose according to their wish. Font groups can be given shortcuts for easy accessing. 7) Color system should be at hand as native corel color system is not up to mark. 8) gradient pallette bars should also be provided for easily applying the effect. 9) Print selections : if 3 selections are selected in a drawing they could be printed one after the other in a given printing options form. 10) All the colors should be converted into bw.
regards
ram
The issue with Font Groups installation/uninstallation in Font Navigator seems to has been fixed as well in SP2, even though it's not documented. Great!
There is a hot-fix for DESIGNER X4 that should be released shortly to solve the problem when SQL Server 2008 or Autodesk Inventor is installed. I don't have a timeline to share regarding a DESIGNER X4 SP.