I never advise people to change to Lace8 unless they have thoroughly explored the demonstration version and have some understanding of the differences between the two programmes. To me, there's no sense in changing just for the sake of change or for having the most up to date programme - and I apply that criteria to any computer programme I use. So, Jacquie, if you're happy with RXP, stick with it.
Having said that, there is a long list of Lace8 features on the ILSoft website - put there so that people can easily see the main changes. The emphasis when Lace8 was being written, was on making the programme much easier to use than previous versions - and I find that, once I've set up the basics for my design (such as grid angle, Snap to Grid, Show/Hide Grid etc.,) I can draw a complete design without going anywhere near any of the Tabs across the top. This is made possible because all the editing functions are carried out on the screen near the design by use of the right-click, whereas in RXP, the editing options are on the toolbar. That has meant that it was necessary to sacrifice the "right-click to delete a dot" function which you might be used to in Lace RXP, but compromise is always necessary in life. I was so vehement about the need for a "Redo" button that he didn't dare leave it out of Lace8 - but it still took me several days of arguing the case for the change to the "Undo" button (so that it looks at each dot and line of a Trail as separate items, rather than a Trail as a whole) before Ian realised that men and women see things differently, and the Undo button will now undo a trail one little step at a time! "This" dot, then "this" line, etc., whereas Ian thinks of a trail as an entirety and assumed we either wanted the trail there or not - he had no concept of drawing it from scratch and going one or two steps too far. Thank goodness for programmes like Team Viewer where I could invite him to come and visit the other side of the world to see how a trail was constructed in steps. There are great improvements to the way a background picture can be sized, moved and placed in position, and much more freedom to put multiple pictures and diagrams on the Lace8 page. As for exporting designs into other documents - that is now a breeze! One lady I know insisted on sticking to RXP in order to produce several booklets of her patterns and teaching notes - and all the time I was urging her to do it in Lace8. After she'd finished, she bought Lace8 and almost immediately said "Oh, I wish I'd changed before I did that big job - it's so much easier to export patterns at the correct size"........those of you who know me well will be surprised to hear that I just buttoned my mouth shut!! Most of the feedback has been very positive and most people find this version easier to use. One lady has complained that there aren't as many motifs and they're not as accurately drawn - but, in fact, they are exactly the same motifs, with more added, and they are already included in the motif library, with the ability to add more if you wish. I won't clog up the list with any more information, but I'm always available to help if needed. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of laceandbits Sent: Wednesday, 1 January 2014 7:16 AM To: lace Subject: [lace] Lace8 While Lace 8 is being talked about, can I just say that one of my students bought it during the summer and asked me to show her a few tricks. B Being now quite au fait with RXP I thought I can cope with that. B .................. Can any of you who have tried both tell me why I should be using the newer version, please. B I think I might be missing something important but can't see what. B Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
