I've upgraded from X6 and Tabs are driving me insane. I drag in any number of images to view and work on them side by side. What do I need? - auto-resizing, floating windows and all the real estate I can muster.
1) Sure, open images using Open or Open Recent... and if the Option is set to "Open documents in floating window" they will open in floating windows, but drag them in from Windows Explorer and they tab. Can we have consistency here? Better still, can we get rid of tabs?
2) Tabs should be optional. They take up real estate and get in the way of working with multiple images.
3) The snap feature which opens the image to full workspace should also be an option. Why should I have to use Ctrl just to dock windows across the top? Lunacy.
4) no auto-resize of the floating window? Seriously? I mean, seriously? Corel clearly wants me to use tabs, but seriously, no auto-resize of the windows? Really? How many lines of coding must that have saved?
Here's where I'm coming from. I use SolidEdge CAD and when they introduced a revolutionary non-history-based method of creating 3D objects they had the good sense to maintain the old history-based method for those who preferred it. Everybody was happy. Cannot the same be done here and allow floating windows exactly as they were in X6, just for those of us who prefer/need that way of working?
No, maybe I was not enough clear. I didn't like it, but after several years and several versions I didn't notice the difference.
I agree that this could be optional, as several other things (as a general rule, every time they change something I would like to be the option for maintain the old way. As an old user, some "new features" are annoying for me). But on this specific case, I don't have hope to go back, because the change was several years ago, and several versions ago. The "Optional" button should be included on X7.
I don't say it's impossible to do it, but I feel it's too late.
Ariel, I have used it for a few weeks now. Sorry, but it just gets more and more and more irritating. I just want to open up and get on with work.
I have always stepped up in fours, starting with version 4, then 8, then 12, then 16 and now 20 (sorry, my version numbers). Changes have been incremental and not always welcomed, but I got used to them. That won't happen here. This is a revolutionary change. Look at it this way, if you're into show dogs, you're not going to stick with your favourite kennels if they suddenly deliver you a mongrel with three legs and a message to give the pooch a go, you'll get used to it. No. It has to do the job required.
As for using hot keys to navigate the tabs, you've sadly missed the point. I want to see a number of images at the same time. Maybe the question should be asked of you, Ariel - how would you do that with tabs and non-autoresize?
No, have no use for it. See above...
Phil1923 said:Corel lost the race with Adobe over Photopaint vs. Photoshop many years ago.
I tried PS a few times, never got on with it. It's not an option for me. Besides, if PP lost out to PS years ago, all the more reason for Corel to keep it's existing users happy and not hemorrhage them with bonkers and unnecessary changes that drives them away.
Phil1923 said:They're not about to spend any money to keep trying to compete
Two points -
1) they spent money creating Tabs, right?
2) it'll cost next to nothing to re-introduce X6-style floating windows in PP - because the code is already there. Wake up, Corel!
Phil1923 said:I solved the problem for myself by sticking with Photopaint X6.
Me too. I can't use PP2018. Totally ruined a good workhorse.
Just to clarify Point 2)... re-introduce X6-style floating windows... with the option of tabs. Corel have already spent the money on the stupid things, may as well keep the tabbers happy too.