CorelDRAW X3 launches normally under Linux (see http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=1737;forum=1;msg=56503) but remains in memory after exiting the application. It is possible to launch it repeatedly but all instances will occupy memory increasingly. I use the following script to prevent this. Each time the program is invoked, the previous instance will be killed first.

! /bin/sh

kill ps --no-headers -C CorelDRW.exe -o pid
/home/mus/.cxoffice/[etc. path to shortcut]/CorelDRAW+X3 "$1" &

In KDE, the Konqueror settings for the file association for .cdr files won't stick when the associating application is set to the CorelDRAW application. However, you can associate .cdr files with the script above to make CorelDRAW launch when you click on a .cdr file in Konqueror.

In this way, it is possible to use CorelDRAW X3 reasonably well under Linux and CX 8.0.0, although some essential functionalities are not working and make the application become unstable and, sometimes, crash. In my hands, a number of more complicated drawings (> 1 MB) are not loaded at all and make the application "hang".

Regards, Paul.