Wish list for Paint Shop Pro version X8

[Javier]

In Edit: View>Workspace color.

Joëlle

Yes, that´s what I meant when I said "dark color scheme", black, dark grey, and light grey are the only options. What is it, a cemetery or something?? Some people prefer *light*

[Joelle]

In Edit: View>Workspace color.

Joëlle

Yes, that´s what I meant when I said "dark color scheme", black, dark grey, and light grey are the only options. What is it, a cemetery or something?? Some people prefer *light*

It's the 'in' thing, variations of grey (gray, if you are in the US).
I don't like the dark either, the slightly less dark in version PSPX5 was much to my liking, but that was changed.

To see your images without the tabs:
Window>un-tick Tabbed Windows.

The programs are beta tested, well, most of them. X1, X3 were not
Seeing that you are so unhappy with PSPX7 and if you have bought it less than 30 days ago, you can get a refund and go to X6, which is works well.


Joëlle

[Javier]

Thanks Joelle, that was very kind of you regarding the tabs.

So, regarding my views of the program, that's the only option you bring to the table? take it or leave it? I'm gonna keep using it for the time being.
Yes, I know I was entitled to a refund. But it's not a refund that I want, I've invested too much of my time learning Paintshop. It had great potential when it was still under Jasc's management, completely spoiled after that. As other people have pointed out, many of us don't put big improvements high on the list, but we do want the program to at least do what it used to do! I don't think that's asking for too much...

[Cassel]

- One would expect major filter improvements since version PS8. WRONG. Hardly any new filters. In fact, things have taken a turn for the worse, as a lot of the plugins that I use on ps9 DO NOT WORK on X7. Why do you guys get paid to break things?? (for example, some of Dragonfly's plugins no longer work, some of Richard Rosenman's plugins don't work either, some of the famous Redfield plugins dont' work either, to name a few).

Filter compatibility are often not PSP's fault. If you are now using a 64-bits machine with a 64-bits program, many of those older filters are only working on 32-bits. That is why Corel gives you ALSO a 32-bits version of the program, so you can use many of them, otherwise, you would have no access to them. Maybe you can contact the filters' author and ask them for an updated version for 64-bits machines and programs. They might have never updated them.

- When I paste an image into another one (Control + E) and I'm adjusting it, often, I can only see the result when I let go of the mouse, not when I'm moving it. This never happened to me with PS9. Really awful. Please fix it!

When i use Ctrl-E, i get the element "attached" to my cursor and it does move with the cursor UNTIL i click, wherever i move it. If it is not working like this, maybe post a thread about it and someone can help you.

- Haven't you noticed that animated gifs are coming back, and they're coming back STRONG? I think you might have. Why have you made it so difficult for people to find Animation shop?

This might be posted in the wrong section as it is a separate program?

- Sometimes the eraser tool works erratically. I mean, c´mon, be serious! who does the product testing before release??

Have you checked the Brush Variance palette (F11)? Make sure all the settings are at NORMAL. If you ever work with a graphic tablet, the default value is set for PRESSURE. I know it happens to me.

If you have issues with particular tools or commands, you might get better answers if you are to post a separate thread instead of in this long thread meant for suggestions for future versions and NOT fixing issues.

[Joelle]

Thanks Joelle, that was very kind of you regarding the tabs.

So, regarding my views of the program, that's the only option you bring to the table? take it or leave it? I'm gonna keep using it for the time being.
Yes, I know I was entitled to a refund. But it's not a refund that I want, I've invested too much of my time learning Paintshop. It had great potential when it was still under Jasc's management, completely spoiled after that. As other people have pointed out, many of us don't put big improvements high on the list, but we do want the program to at least do what it used to do! I don't think that's asking for too much...

Hmm, I responded, but my post has disappeared.

Maybe they didn't like my comment about "marketing-speak" that promises a lot but doesn't deliver

Joëlle

[Ken Berry]

We don't remove posts unless they are truly offensive, and it would be strange to remove one from a regular like you Joelle. And I am the only Admin/Mod type currently on-line who could remove one anyway. So I don't know what happened to your post, though I am assuming that it is not the last one from you above at http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php ... 10#p303810

[Joelle]

We don't remove posts unless they are truly offensive, and it would be strange to remove one from a regular like you Joelle. And I am the only Admin/Mod type currently on-line who could remove one anyway. So I don't know what happened to your post, though I am assuming that it is not the last one from you above at http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php ... 10#p303810

He he, I have no idea what happened either, but please be assured I didn't say anything offensive, other than referring to what I have already described.
My and some others .. dislike of Marketing Speak, which might sound impressive but is completely meaningless.

I hope Javier's problems get resolved.

Thanks Ken.

Joëlle

[Javier]

Filter compatibility are often not PSP's fault. If you are now using a 64-bits machine with a 64-bits program, many of those older filters are only working on 32-bits. That is why Corel gives you ALSO a 32-bits version of the program, so you can use many of them, otherwise, you would have no access to them. Maybe you can contact the filters' author and ask them for an updated version for 64-bits machines and programs. They might have never updated them.

It's easy to say that it's not Corel's fault, but all those filters worked fine in my 64 bit laptop.
None of the filters work with the current 64 bit version of PS and only some with the 32 bit version.
Yes, I can contact each one of those authors and explain to them that their plugin no longer works with PS X7. They'll probably ask me: "I guess you must be getting a lot of new features with X7, so maybe not such a big deal if you're losing EVERYTHING else. That's when it becomes a little embarrasing... I'm not getting much in the way of new features, on the contrary!
So, yeah, I could do that, or maybe keep using my noisy laptop. That's another option.

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When i use Ctrl-E, i get the element "attached" to my cursor and it does move with the cursor UNTIL i click, wherever i move it. If it is not working like this, maybe post a thread about it and someone can help you.

If only works sometimes. If you use the program for a few hours, you'll see it happens a lot.

This might be posted in the wrong section as it is a separate program?

So, you don't regard it as a suggestion?
Er... you think so? hmm... let me see. Gimp is a free program which already does allow gif animation. Jasc did give away the program for free with some versions of PS. You still don't see it?
Many other graphic editors such as howler, of the free Kira
Maybe you're right, perhaps I should post in "Painsthop for martians" or something. XD

Have you checked the Brush Variance palette (F11)? Make sure all the settings are at NORMAL. If you ever work with a graphic tablet, the default value is set for PRESSURE. I know it happens to me.

Thanks, never tried that.

If you have issues with particular tools or commands, you might get better answers if you are to post a separate thread instead of in this long thread meant for suggestions for future versions and NOT fixing issues.

Thanks, that's one suggestion, I'm sure you have yours, I have mine. Like other users my suggestions for version 8 are exactly those: that things get fixed! (because starting a separate thread titled "What would you like to see fixed in version x8" would be a little embarrasing, don't you think?

[Cassel]

It's easy to say that it's not Corel's fault, but all those filters worked fine in my 64 bit laptop.

You said you were using 9 and X4 on your previous computer. Whether the computer was a 32 bits or a 64 bits, PSP was not a 64 bits, so yes, those filters would have been working if they were made for 32 bits. Now, since you are using Window 8, are all those filters compatible with it? How old are those filters? There are many factors that can cause a filter not to work with your PSPX7 on a W8 machine. Did you look into other variables than only PSP?

You seem to be having an issue with one particular command (Ctrl-E) which i didn't experience myself when i tried. This means that it is not always there (and you said it yourself too), but it might have to do with our different computer configuration, installation, or something else. If you post this concern in a separate thread, others could test it, and either confirm they can reproduce it, or not, and from what is observed, maybe some conclusions could be drawn. Even between beta testers, sometimes, one user will have issues while others won't. I would suggest you do post it in a separate thread as you might either get a solution (if there is a setting to change or something like that) or have a discussion about the actual issue. It can end up more productive for you too.

Your initial post stated "Why have you made it so difficult for people to find Animation shop? ". That is what i was responding to. If you are suggesting that " in a future version, that PSP could open, edit or create animated gif, the way Animation Shop did", then yes, it is a valid suggestion to post here.

I might have responded a bit rudely to your initial post, and i apologize, but as a post in a "suggestion" thread, it sounded more like complaints than suggestions.

Suggesting that Corel fixes PSP is obviously something on everyone's wishlist. All the users and all the testers would suggest the same and would agree with you on this.

[Naduk]

i want the " zoom in and out to the mouse cursor position" option to return

the lack of this feature is adding a stupid amount of time to each project i undertake in PSP

i dont even care if its off by default , just give me the option to turn it on

[Heavysteel]

Get Alien Skin plugins working again with Paintshop Pro and include the option to lock toolbars like in the past when Jasc still developed Paintshop Pro. If you install a trial version of Adobe Photoshop and then install the Alien skin filters to the Adobe product plugins folder .....you can then use a work around to copy files from the adobe folders over to the Paintshop Pro folders, but why should we have to go through all the hassle to include popular 3rd party plugins into Paintshop Pro

[DPainter]

i want the " zoom in and out to the mouse cursor position" option to return

the lack of this feature is adding a stupid amount of time to each project i undertake in PSP

i dont even care if its off by default , just give me the option to turn it on

This has been a saw point for a number of PSP's. The last one that worked was X1 that I know off.
I have to agree, It not working like it used to dose add a massive amount of time having to go to the side bars all the time. If you read through these posts you'd see it has been mentioned a great number of times.

[ehume]

I'm kind of wishing I hadn't upgraded from x6 to x7. The Materials section is a bit wonky and takes up too much room.

1. I wish the Help section was a little better indexed. I would, for example, like to know how to change a font's size by changing the number. I did it by accident once, so I know you can change a font size after you've laid it down. But I couldn't find the function again, so for my next annotation I used Pick to resize. I don't like doing that because it's only approximate.

I mention this because with a whole website devoted to Help, you would want it to tell you how to do things. And be able to find the instruction if it exists.

2. When saving a file with the Export to jpg function, PSP x6 and x7 will save a file with the same name without asking you if you really want to do that. Since I label my final pics sequentially, I am prone to mislabeling things. The OS itself and all other apps want a confirmation before saving a file with an identical name to a pre-existing file. And it beeps, too. PSP should have that warning.

[roberts-end]

As with a couple of previous posts I would very much like to see a gradient adjustment tool similar to Lightroom 5. Ideally it would be apply a vector gradient adjustment layer so that the position, orientation and end points of the gradient could be changed. It would be particularly useful as the software equivalent of a graduated ND filter.


I have also run into problems with fuzzy text due to too low a DPI setting. Its a real pain to have to convert DPI settings when adding text to a JPG. Has implementation details of the anti-aliasing changed since PSP X1? It would be much more intuitive is the anti-aliasing was applied at the rendering stage when actual output dimensions are known (i.e. print time, or when the file is saved in a non-PSP format).

[Fortkentdad]

I won't be upgrading at a cost if it does not contain the auto-stitch panoramic feature.

Sorely missed.