I do welcome every service pack, because it means things have been improved, hopefully.
lets see a fact.
Programs are made by humans, humans make mistakes. From a mistake we learn.
Look at microsoft, how many updates do they do? How often do you hear that there is a critical leak somewhere in the system and needs updates?
Every software has it flaws. It does not matter who has made it. As tech support we do try to solve some problems and yes crashes can be frustrating, part of being human. If we found something that is wrong, we will correct as soon as we can.
Wijnanda:Programs are made by humans, humans make mistakes. From a mistake we learn.
Agreed also the very aspect that a users work habits can cause issues, for example th euser has a large CD file open, MS Outlook, MS Word and id listening to music while working on th CD file. DUH!!
David Milisock
David Milisock:Agreed also the very aspect that a users work habits can cause issues, for example th euser has a large CD file open, MS Outlook, MS Word and id listening to music while working on th CD file. DUH!!
be careful Dave, you're advertising for the Mac right now
i have to admit that i was surprised to hear about the number of people here who are using CorelDRAW as a full time production software in real world graphics/print output. the general opinion of DRAW is that it's an unstable platform for serious work. i know of many who have migrated away from Draw towards Adobe for this very fact and it is part of the DRAW user culture to evaluate the suite via the odd and even version numbers. to be honest there have been some people who have complained of some very serious problems which most likely were issues related to software conflicts between DRAW and something else. to be fair i think the best way to define the crash history of CorelDRAW is to say that the software possesses an unfortunately high sensitivity to certain Os configurations that other software doesn't. one point in particular was the recent hot fix for an incompatibility with an updated version of SQL. i'd ask "what the heck does SQL have to do with my use of CorelDRAW for making a logo?' in contrast Adobe successfully can isolate itself. i remember the older version of CorelDRAW 8 for the Mac, it worked well on MacOs 8.6 but there was suddenly a time it began to start crashing to the point of nonusability. finally someone found out the problem, turned out there was an update to Quicktime that conflicted with DRAW... what the heck? NO other software had similar issue. i hate MS Office software, it just doesn't install, it infiltrates your whole system horribly and can cause problems in various ways.
Ghiangelo:be careful Dave, you're advertising for the Mac right now
I have to tell you I work in an environment where we run multiple MACs daily, and there is nothing that can convince me that the MAC has anyhting to offer over my custom PC's..
My PC work stations have no sound, no e-mail and run like crazy. My own PC has sound and mail and internet and it works fine. The only time I see issues is when system resources are pushed.
Ghiangelo:what the heck does SQL have to do with my use of CorelDRAW for making a logo?
Both are built using a UI framework provided by Microsoft (MFC). When SQL was installed, MS replaced the MFC dll on the system with a dll that was supposed to be 100% compatible with the older dll (thereby forcing Draw to use it), except that they had introduced a bug in the dll which caused a crash.
Lars Forslin: Of course CorelDraw is perfectly usable. One could wish for better stability though. When I use the workspace I have customized, after a while I get problems, and they disappear when you do a workspace reset. Too bad you have invested hours in that workspace and also learned a workflow that utilizes it. I bet the better stability of some Adobe apps, is due to the fact that the customization is limited to a few keystrokes, if that much, and that you can move toolbars around. But what use is a customizable workspace if it is not stable? Maybe Corel should limit the customization to fewer, safe, options?
Of course CorelDraw is perfectly usable. One could wish for better stability though. When I use the workspace I have customized, after a while I get problems, and they disappear when you do a workspace reset. Too bad you have invested hours in that workspace and also learned a workflow that utilizes it. I bet the better stability of some Adobe apps, is due to the fact that the customization is limited to a few keystrokes, if that much, and that you can move toolbars around. But what use is a customizable workspace if it is not stable? Maybe Corel should limit the customization to fewer, safe, options?
Regarding workspaces, I have advocated that the program ships with some different workspaces for different purposes and workflows. In Dreamweaver CS4 I found just that: eight different workspaces available directly in the menu, and they can all be reset with a simple click. The advantage with ready-made workspaces is that they can be tested for stability and later patched if they don't work as good as expected.
The Corel Draw customization is extensive, but gives somewhat instable results. I prefer stability over limitless customization possibilities. I am sure Corel can gather some really good customization ideas from their expert users, and incorporate these in a bunch of well thought-out workspaces that also are tested and stable. Also the customization interface is a bit clunky and I think simplicity also promotes stability.
LOL. You liked that one. I'll be here all week.
Professional Color Separations.