Hi All
I made the BigJump from 9 to X4 some months ago , time to say something about, feelings are really mixted
from one side i loved the new interface, how X4 handles PDF was the great thing for me , awesome feature was for me the export for office option (png power :) ) smart guides helped some, but i really miss ver 9 speed
even for dummy files X4 is a big turtle, i have the feeling of "jumping" graphics (like "lag" in games) tested illustrator CS5 in same machine was EXTREMELY SPEEDER ,damn if i didnt have the Unicode fonts issue i d thrown that turtle away... its hard to say that for the software that i do my job from 1991 but ver 9 was the GOLD version -Damn Corel MAKE A FAST and STABLE programm with only a few features
Really dissapointed blame myself that i didnt started with Mac /illustrator platform...
pap said:even for dummy files X4 is a big turtle...
Maybe try this tip for X4..
Disable LiveText is very useful and also, chech if you have too much saved views (Ctrl+F2) or Color styles (Tools/Color styles)
Recently I made the same job on a big file using X5 and CS5 on the same job. Altough in some operations illustrator has more speed, on the global process CorelDRAW X5 was faster. Also, some time ago we do the same job on a Mac with Illustrator CS5 vs PC with CorelDRAW X5, both experienced users, Illustrator open faster but the job was made faster with CorelDRAW.
Ariel said:Disable LiveText is very useful
Thx Jeff and Ariel that seems the cause of the turtle behavior, solved now yes runs smooth and fast like a program must be :)
ALSO had problems in font list some font names DIDNT appeared (font normally exist if i click on) now solved and this
I use XP with SP3 (best OS imo) i have give 2GB memory to Corel (i believe is the max can take in 32 bit -say please if i m wrong)
Ariel said:Also, some time ago we do the same job on a Mac with Illustrator CS5 vs PC
i love the CS5 as program, not the mac platform - hate that "trendy" ideology
Anyways MAKING TEXT DEAD alives the program :))
pap said: I use XP with SP3 (best OS imo) i have give 2GB memory to Corel (i believe is the max can take in 32 bit -say please if i m wrong)
You can't give more memory to CorelDRAW, as in older versions, the memory is managed by the operating system, and the OS will give the max free ram available, up to 2 gb. The section in the Options menu is no longer valid
Ariel said: Disable LiveText is very useful and also, chech if you have too much saved views (Ctrl+F2) or Color styles (Tools/Color styles) Recently I made the same job on a big file using X5 and CS5 on the same job. Altough in some operations illustrator has more speed, on the global process CorelDRAW X5 was faster. Also, some time ago we do the same job on a Mac with Illustrator CS5 vs PC with CorelDRAW X5, both experienced users, Illustrator open faster but the job was made faster with CorelDRAW.
I used to run a Mac with windows XP or Vista in Boot Camp. I have a lot of programs/plugins, etc which are cross platform. In every single instance, they ran faster under Windows than under OS X, on the very same Mac computer. The Mac always feels slower to me although it also feels smoother when just getting around the desktop. Windows is kind of klunky, but once you get inside an application, it flies!