One simple thing I find very useful in Lace8, which I don't think is in earlier versions, is the ability to have a picture/photo on the page along with a pricking. The resize of a background image is also very much easier - instead of putting in measurements, you just drag handles.
When I'm going to start a new project and it doesn't come with thread path diagrams, I scan it and put it into the program as a background, resize it to match the dots and then put all the dots and markings in on one section. I then add a picture of the finished section to the page and use it to help me work out the thread paths, which I draw on the pricking. Because my hands don't always work properly, it's easier for me to put the thread paths on by computer than by hand - I can undo mistakes easier than Tipexing out the wrong bits drawn by hand. I adjust the sizes of the pricking and picture so I can print them on one page for reference while working. If you're used to the toolbar selection of functions it takes a while to get used to the right-click on the page way of doing it. Although most other programs used this method, the way RXP does it gets ingrained into your brain. Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK - 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/
