I am a longtime CorelDraw user (beginning with ver 8 and most recently ver X3) and recently moved to the Win 7 OS (64 bit) and CorelDraw X5. I am seriously considering moving back to Win XP and CorelDraw X3 however, because my experience with X5 has been a complete disaster. I have the ability to open several files edited in X5. They contain the same number of bytes as before, but when they are opened I get nothing but a blank screen within the X5 window. I also have had repeated unrelated crashes (never had a problem with X3). Also, there appear to be problems with just saving files CorelDraw files (at times nothing is saved) and problems with file path and descriptors during exports to 'tif' files from CorelDraw. At this point X5 is largely unuseable for me because I never can be sure when I will lose a file.
I wish Corel would release a hot fix or service pack to correct the current batch of serious problems instead of waiting until "later this summer" and adding more functions. I have never seen a major piece of software with such numerous and serious bugs. I imagine tha the changes MS put into Win 7 are the root problem and also imagine that MS is less than forthcoming in making the details available to competitors, but that does not change my current need for workable graphics software, for which X5 does not currently qualify.
Jack
Hi.
The basic consensus is:
If your in a hurry, or got a fast approaching deadline, don't choose X5 to get the job done.
Many professionals I know are anxiously awaiting the service pack this summer so we can blow the dust off x5 and start employing it.
-John