what has happened to...?

[fotojrb]

I've skipped from X2 to X4, and there several things that are either missing or don't work properly. Could anyone confirm the following?:

- The old Delete Layer button is gone from the Layers Palette. In X2, deleting a layer was simple; now it seems needlessly complicated and dependent on the layer type.

- The "no fill" option seems to be gone from the Materials palette. How do you make text outline only?

- The Zoom Tool's selection area is inaccurate. You specify an area to zoom to, and you usually end up part way above or below your target.

Here a few bugs I have reported:

- The "images open at 72 ppi regardless of the resolution at which they were saved" bug. I agree with those who feel that this is a serious problem.
- Image resolution saved in scripts is not applied in Batch Process. (This might be related to the previous.) I have saved scripts that create images at 96 ppi. If I run the script from the Script toolbar, I get 96 ppi; if it run it from Batch Process, I get 72 ppi.
- Text selections contain about a half-character's worth of space at the right end of the selection rectangle. This is a problem if you're using Guides and the Snap To option for aligning text.

Anybody run into any or all of this?

[flagpole]

I'm posting from my phone so you'll excuse my brevity.

You can delete layers by clicking on the little bin. i don't remember if this has changed. But it's not difficult.

No fill can be done by setting the background colour to transparent

[brucet]

I think x4 has some real bugs. But I also think some 'bugs' are also just a case of setup or user being unaware of the 'how to's'.

I delete a layer by simply right clicking on the layer and then clicking on 'delete'.
I have no 72dpi issues. In preferences I simply selected 300 dpi and everything stays 300dpi unless I make the change. Check your settings in 'Preferences'.

I don't use text tools so I can't help you with those issues.

Corel has some problems!!! But I think we all have a tendancy to complan if there are no changes and still complain when they make changes that don't suit us! I just wish Corel would communicate a bit better as to what the changes have been so that we could seperate changes from bugs.

[fotojrb]

Thank you, flagpole. You're correct on both counts. Both are pretty much the same as in X2, just in a different place. I'm so used to looking at the top of the Layers palette that I keep overlooking all the buttons at the bottom.