I presently work with both MacOS and Windows versions of CDGS2019, in a multi-platform environment.
I have been using CDGS during years and I very recently got the MacOS version too. To be honest, I am VERY VERY DISAPOINTED. The Mac version should not be named the same as the Windows version, and the price should be much cheaper. There are so many differences and limitations in the MacOS product.
I list just a few of them, that I could notice during the first (1) hour of use:
* No decent UI customization (only 1 toolbar, no workspace management, very limited set of icons available for the toolbar customization...)
* No VBA => No third party add-on like for the Windows version! It seems that scripting can only use JavaScript. It seems that developing/managing add-ons for multi-platform environments will be a real mess...
* No zoom calibration! 1/1 zoom on retina screens looks like a small thumbnail! I must set zoom to about 268% to get real size on screen!
* No possibility to set exact zoom factor by typing precise zoom factor manually. Getting the proper zoom factor is very difficult when a non standard zoom factor is needed.
* Bugs when changing UI language (but seems OK through Preferences > Global > General, but with much less languages options)
* No normalization/standardization of functions/commands naming!!!!! Hey guys, what were you thinking about when you developed the MacOS app?
* No normalization/congruence in menu commands location/grouping...
* Fit objects to path has gone away...
* No "Border and grommets"...
* No Asian text line breaking rules,
* Usage of algebraic/mathematical functions in position/size fields is very unfriendly (you can't see what you type)
.... Just in 1-hour usage...
I guess this is just the beginning of my discovering of bad points...
Well, this MacOS version seems like an alpha version, which should not sold at full price.
I do expect something from Corel to present and new customers.
Any other comments? (I could read other posts concerning similar topics...)
Chibiberu said:* No VBA => No third party add-on like for the Windows version! It seems that scripting can only use JavaScript. It seems that developing/managing add-ons for multi-platform environments will be a real mess...
That alone right there should put it the same price point as the Home & Student version.
https://www.coreldraw.com/en/product/home-student/?topNav=en
They've obviously put way too much time and energy into a mac version, even if a bad decision or not... so why would they expect to charge less?
It's really beyond me why any Mac users would even use nothing other than Adobe Illustrator anyways...so it's kind of expected.
Chibiberu said:Well, this MacOS version seems like an alpha version, which should not sold at full price.
Well, the Mac version is in it's infancy.
timd1971 said:Well, the Mac version is in it's infancy.
And this is precisely why it should not be priced the same as the mature Windows version.
timd1971 said:It's really beyond me why any Mac users would even use nothing other than Adobe Illustrator anyways...so it's kind of expected.
I have been using both AI and CD for years and I do prefer CD, not because it is a Windows app, but because it better fits my way of thinking and drawing.On another hand, I have been using Photoshop and many other image processing software (including CorelPaint) and I do prefer Photoshop, not because it is from the Mac world, but just because it better fits my way of processing raster images.A good software is "good" whatever the platform it is made for. Same for a "bad" software.
And... What is ..."kind of expected"? is it expected by customers that an infant software would be priced same as the mature one? I expect much more from a "mature" company like Corel!
This Corel release has some problems, but it gets me out from under Adobe's monthly payment scheme. I expect the 2019 release will improve over time. But with AI CS6 no longer working in the newest release of MacOSX, I was thrilled that Corel finally made the jump to Mac. For some of us who aren't pros but just serious hobbyists, Corel just threw us a critical lifeline.