Yay! A bunch of features that are neat but do nothing to expand possibilities. There is still no vector feathering which is available in ALL other design packages. No Interactive fillet/chamer/scallop tools for any shape regardless of whether it has been converted to curves. Bevel tool still sucks! But hey we have new ugly icons. And, we get to pay an extra $100 for the privilege.
Yes, the lack of new useful features is underwhelming. There are hundreds of amazing macros out there that have could have been added as features.
The biggest missing update is a color replacing tool...like the macros out there.
Same old, same old:
Been using Corel since version 5 and went from a novice to expert. I am amazed at the lack of truly usable features to make us more productive daily in each new version.
I have tested all new versions of Corel since version 5 and managed to crash them all within 10 minutes using just general feature testing. X8 has NOT crashed on me in a few hours of testing. (Using Windows 10)
Sorry Corel, there is no bang for your buck in this version. The knife tool is the only real valuable feature and maybe the monitor scaling thing but you should automatically do that to keep up with the technology...it doesn't make me more productive. Just saves my eyes from straining.
I couldn't agree with you more especially when it comes to the very convoluted find and replace. The current tool is great in terms of power but takes way too many steps.
Personally, I don't concern myself too much with the layout of the icons or toolbars because that is something that can be very easily customized but the sheer lack of actual new or improved features is very disappointing especially when they are features that are already available or have been for many years in other programs that are a fraction of the price like vector feathering which is an amazing tool for shading.
.....Default outline thickness does not stick when you save default settings - set to "none" and always reverts back to hairline
Without anything selected right-click on the "X" on the color docker. Choose your specific settings or just leave it with "graphics" checked then hit ok. Now hit save settings as default. No need to go in and set to "none"