Difference between revisions of "Corel X7"
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| − | + | Corel produces a suite of graphic editing software. The primary program is '''CorelDRAW''', a vector art program, but it also comes with '''Corel PHOTO-PAINT''' to edit raster images. These are analogous to Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but weaker and more expensive. I grew up on Corel, so even though the product is considerably inferior, I'm more comfortable with the interface and prefer Corel's non-intrusive approach. Corel's other product is '''Corel Painter''', which is best suited for tablet drawing and receives high accolades, even above Photoshop, but I've not used it much. | |
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| − | == | + | ==Problems== |
| − | Corel | + | ===Sporadic Crashing=== |
| + | X7, and pretty much every version of Corel that has ever been made, will randomly crash for no apparent reason. There is an auto-save feature which will automatically save backups in the user's Temp folder, but this is set to 20-minute gaps by default, making a random crash especially painful. | ||
| − | + | ===Obnoxious Grid=== | |
| + | Back in version 12 and prior, you could permanently disable the distracting grid which is displayed at and above 800% zoom. Ever since version X3, this functionality has been removed. You now have to disable the grid every single time you open an image, and it still displays at 1600% regardless of whether it's turned off. | ||
| − | + | ===Banded Gradient In Flood Fill=== | |
| + | In X6 and prior, a gradient fill in Photo-Paint, would result in a nice clean color change, even in small areas. In X7, the gradient will now leave noticeable color bands, often several pixels wide, when using the flood fill. While this isn't perceptible in large swaths, it is very obvious in small areas rendering the flood fill useless for pixel artists. The gradient behaves like normal when used as the fill of a shape, but not for flood fill. | ||
| − | ==Fixing | + | ===Fixing Corel Draw's Zoom=== |
| − | The default zoom in Corel | + | The default zoom in Corel Photo-Paint behaves exactly as you'd expect when you use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out, but the Corel Draw zoom is different and unintuitive. To set it to behave more like Photo-Paint (though still not perfect), do the following: |
| − | # Open | + | # Open Corel Draw. |
# In the menu, click on '''Tools'''. | # In the menu, click on '''Tools'''. | ||
# Click on '''Options'''. | # Click on '''Options'''. | ||
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# Check '''Center mouse when zooming with the mouse wheel'''. | # Check '''Center mouse when zooming with the mouse wheel'''. | ||
# Click '''OK'''. | # Click '''OK'''. | ||
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| + | ==Tricks== | ||
| + | ===Replacing Default Palette=== | ||
| + | Corel ships with a horrible default color palette which you'll want to replace. Although Corel allows you to set a custom palette as default, it doesn't always take your palette into consideration when you use secondary color pickers like in the floodfill tool. To permanently replace Corel's default palette copy your custom palette into this folder: | ||
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| + | C:\Program Files\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7\Color\Palettes | ||
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| + | Rename the existing '''defrgb.xml''' to defrgb.bak, then rename your custom palette to defrgb.xml. Restart Corel, and your custom palette will now be the default palette everywhere. This won't work 100% of the time, as Corel often randomly picks a new palette for no apparent reason. | ||
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| + | [[Category: Graphics]] | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 5 May 2016
Corel produces a suite of graphic editing software. The primary program is CorelDRAW, a vector art program, but it also comes with Corel PHOTO-PAINT to edit raster images. These are analogous to Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but weaker and more expensive. I grew up on Corel, so even though the product is considerably inferior, I'm more comfortable with the interface and prefer Corel's non-intrusive approach. Corel's other product is Corel Painter, which is best suited for tablet drawing and receives high accolades, even above Photoshop, but I've not used it much.
Contents
Problems
Sporadic Crashing
X7, and pretty much every version of Corel that has ever been made, will randomly crash for no apparent reason. There is an auto-save feature which will automatically save backups in the user's Temp folder, but this is set to 20-minute gaps by default, making a random crash especially painful.
Obnoxious Grid
Back in version 12 and prior, you could permanently disable the distracting grid which is displayed at and above 800% zoom. Ever since version X3, this functionality has been removed. You now have to disable the grid every single time you open an image, and it still displays at 1600% regardless of whether it's turned off.
Banded Gradient In Flood Fill
In X6 and prior, a gradient fill in Photo-Paint, would result in a nice clean color change, even in small areas. In X7, the gradient will now leave noticeable color bands, often several pixels wide, when using the flood fill. While this isn't perceptible in large swaths, it is very obvious in small areas rendering the flood fill useless for pixel artists. The gradient behaves like normal when used as the fill of a shape, but not for flood fill.
Fixing Corel Draw's Zoom
The default zoom in Corel Photo-Paint behaves exactly as you'd expect when you use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out, but the Corel Draw zoom is different and unintuitive. To set it to behave more like Photo-Paint (though still not perfect), do the following:
- Open Corel Draw.
- In the menu, click on Tools.
- Click on Options.
- Expand Workspace.
- Expand Toolbox.
- Click on Zoom, Pin Tool.
- Check Center mouse when zooming with the mouse wheel.
- Click OK.
Tricks
Replacing Default Palette
Corel ships with a horrible default color palette which you'll want to replace. Although Corel allows you to set a custom palette as default, it doesn't always take your palette into consideration when you use secondary color pickers like in the floodfill tool. To permanently replace Corel's default palette copy your custom palette into this folder:
C:\Program Files\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7\Color\Palettes
Rename the existing defrgb.xml to defrgb.bak, then rename your custom palette to defrgb.xml. Restart Corel, and your custom palette will now be the default palette everywhere. This won't work 100% of the time, as Corel often randomly picks a new palette for no apparent reason.
