On the main button I changed font to Garamond 18ptĪccording to Magix the mouseover button should also update automatically to be visibly consistent as you stated.īut No - the mouseover would look weird because it still showed the smaller ariel font Emboldening text or chsnging colour on mouseover is a more generally accepted way.īut that inconsistency was the exact glitch that I found if you changed a font type or size on the buttons in the Magix Gallery.įor example, I would build a Nav bar using thier Buttons and the default Font was 11 pt Arial. and the effect, for me, would be an iconsistency in design. I have not come across a website (yet) that has changed the font style or size on mouseover. To me that would suggest the missing interlink between the two layers is a bug.
If you move, drag or resize a button on the MouseOff layer, the other version on the MouseOver layer will change as well, even if you can't see it.
Normally you do not need to know or care about this because both buttons behave as one - the changes you make to one, such as editing the label text, are reflected on the other version. These are created by having two versions of each button, the main one on the MouseOff layer and a 'highlight' one on the MouseOver layer. Īlmost all the ready-made buttons from the Designs Gallery have a mouseover effect in Web Designer Premium. Here is the exact quote from the HELP section. I can change the Font Type and Size on the main MouseOFF buttons - BUT, when I rollover the buttons with the mouse, the "mouseover" layer still have the orginal text fonts and size.Īccording to the MAGIX help section, when you use the NavBar Buttons pre-built in the Gallery, any changes make to the MouseOFF layer are supposed to automatically also change in the MouseOVER layer. If you can live with those downsides then those bargains are great.I just got XARA Web Designer 11 Premium and have had a problem with NavBar Buttons. More times than not a bargain comes with a downside.
If you're considering buying this software and want to avoid the hassle, buy it from Xara. Yes, you'll have limits to what the Steam version allows but you purchased it at a discount.
The bottom line is if you have already purchased this software from Steam and have surpassed the time to request a refund, contact Xara to get your key. And while Steam does retain a percentage of every purchase (I think 30% ?), Xara agreed to this structure. After all, Xara receives its money from every purchase. In my opinion, it's Xara's responsibility to make the Steam version work just as other versions. It's another case of passing the blame to avoid addressing the issue. Steam, on the other hand, states that it's Xara's responsibility.
Xara claims that Steam should have their own system for supplying customers a key that gives them full access.
They believed that this would allow them access to all the content.
A few who bought the program via Steam posted that after they received their key, they downloaded the trial version from Xara and tried to activate it with their supplied key. What I read from multiple forums when you do get Xara to respond you'll need to send them proof of your purchase (your Steam receipt).Įven after you get a key, you won't have access to all the content that those who bought it from other storefront get. That is unless you want to take the time to contact both Steam and Xara's support followed by posting in Xara's forum if they don't respond to your support ticket. Based on my short amount of time looking into this, it doesn't look like the Steam version is the bargain it appears to be.