My post Why does Corel Draw Graphics Suite X5 feel more like beta software? explains everything im having an issue with X5. In an effort to log the issues with this software, Im asking that if your an X5 User and are having file corruption, crashes, freezes and other such fun stuff happening to you killing your time and money while in Draw or Photopaint, please post it here.
In order to keep it all clean and easy for someone at Corel to follow, please only list issues for X5 and not turn it into a discussion out of topic.
Please, there is no need to try to defend Corel here as Iv used Corel since version 4 (not X4), so thats a long time using it.
Adriano Hamaguchi said: I started to work on multiple pages project with Pagemaker, then I migrated to InDesign, and Im still on it. But I always need to work on Corel multiple pages projects too, because some partners and clients use mostly Corel's software, so I would like make some questions about the way you usually work on Corel's multiple page projects: - You use external objects linkage (high res images, tables, charts)? Is it stable/trustable? Didn't Corel X5 improved this resource?
I started to work on multiple pages project with Pagemaker, then I migrated to InDesign, and Im still on it.
But I always need to work on Corel multiple pages projects too, because some partners and clients use mostly Corel's software, so I would like make some questions about the way you usually work on Corel's multiple page projects:
- You use external objects linkage (high res images, tables, charts)? Is it stable/trustable? Didn't Corel X5 improved this resource?
I'm using Corel (in my case X4) for everything (including BIG books (400+ pages with tons of text) and never had problems. Just keep on mind that you shouldn't have file bigger than 900MB coz can crush or won't open again.
When putting lots of images, than externally link them (works perfectly). In link manager you can see status (or change, resolve, update image).
Same problem here. Corel draw X5 simply wouldn't behave in 64-bit Windows 7 so I'm back on XP Pro. However, it's now running like a dream (or better than ever before) on XP. I'll not be going anywhere soon. Something'll have to change for me to return to Windows 7 and I was really enjoying the new OS. My problem with W7 and X5 are well documented on here so won't go into detail. Best of luck with the bug list, folks.
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In PP:
- with an image loaded, r-click the property bar menu, customize, go into it's properties, property bar mode... change it to anything else, click OK --- crash (this process might have to be done twice for the crash... the first time it says file read error or something).
- overscroll doesn't work when using zoom... doesn't go into the corner with the grey area
- when scrolling over with overscroll, duplicate pixels show up... and they don't disappear for about 30sec. (bad refresh)
... I have plenty of memory and my computer's working fine.... it's not memory.
In Draw:
- when you move one curve from one group out of that group by dragging, that layer's hierarchy (that you're working in, and you have the group trees expanded) collapses... so none of the groups are expanded any longer (huge time waster). You have to reopen every group you were working with.
Photopaint crashes when I try to scan (Epson Lide 200).
I'm not 100% sure yet if this is a problem with X5, but I am noticing behavior in the VBA subsystem that appears different from behavior in previous version. Complete details in this post:
http://community.coreldraw.com/forums/t/20007.aspx
If anyone has any input, I would appreciate the assistance!
Thanks,
Bryan "BJ" Hoffpauir