PP12MenuFix

For use with Corel Photo-Paint 12

Workaround for missing menus after the scripted/automated creation of a new document.

If you weren't aware, creating a new document from a script or VBA macro in Photo-Paint 12, with no documents already open, does not cause PP12 to display the full selection of menus. This is also a problem if you drag and drop an object from another application such as CorelDRAW into PP12 without a document already loaded. Unfortunately, this means you're stuck without access to Effects and other commands until you manually create a new document or switch workspaces.

The good news is that I created a workaround for this problem until Corel actually fixes it. I put together an XSLT Workspace patch that will make every menu available at all times, regardless of whether or not you have an open document. Instead of the limited selection of menus in "File Mode," you will now have access to everything present in "Normal Mode." That seems like a bad idea... yet, Photo-Paint 12 does disable any menu item that cannot be used without an open image. Anything you *shouldn't* do is simply grayed out.