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[hseiken]

I use PDF format to export vector from xara - it works fine for solid colour vector, gradients and transparency have issues - this is as much to do with xara being proprietary in the way it does these things, as adobe

That's my gripe...SVG is open. Yet Xara and Illustrator (and other vector programs) ignore it entirely. It's MIDI for resolution independence and nothing except Inkscape even gives it any thought. While I don't think SVG format is as good as how Xara handles things like feathering (SVG does it very VERY differently, as 'blur'), I think Xara could benefit from adjusting it's engine to accommodate SVG standard. It's web friendly, it's non proprietary (like PDF), works on web and basically how Xara's engine works would only need minor tweaking in a sense.

But hey, I don't run a business so what do I know...*cough*MIDI&WAVEISSUPPORTEDBYEVERYEQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERANDSOFTWAREVENDORANDEVERYONEISHAPPY*co ugh*

Did I mention that business hurts the artist?

[handrawn]

@ cmpan1

Excellent! I DO have an answer LOL, but I would just be trying to be smart. Points taken.

any given argument is only valid for a given frame of reference - there is no such thing as a frame of reference that covers everything no matter what; there are some that have never so far been shown to be wrong, but that is not the same thing as saying they will always being right

@ hseiken

I would hope/expect that xara cloud adopts the SVG standard at least

I am not in a position to know how big a 'tweak' it would be, I have not seen the code

Did I mention that business hurts the artist?

I suggest then you never try script-writing

[hseiken]

I suggest then you never try script-writing

What kind of script writing? Like copy-writing for sites? Done that. I'm not sure I have a soul any longer. Do you mean scripting language for computing? I know multiple. I re-iterate I'm not sure I have a soul any more. :P

[handrawn]

I mean script-writing, eg:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/wr...ing-essentials