If you create an object in CorelDraw that is 5 x 5 inches. Then add a huge outline to it, the measurement still reads 5 x 5. In Illustrator there's a preference to measure just the main object, or to include the outlines in the measurement and control handles. Does CorelDraw have the same setting?
Ronny Axelsson said:...but since they don't, Smart Fill, Trim etc. do no work the way they ought to do. Draw should be able to include outlines but it doesn't and this leads to undesirable consequences. That is what Hywel meant, and that is also what I agreed to (if it was optional).
FWIW, that is also the way I read Hywel's comment. I didn't think he was excusing Corel on this one, but rather, pointing out consequences of this particular limitation of the program.