Another welcome feature for Xara X is multiple color fountain fills.

Select the larger square, then select the Fill Tool. From the drop down list of context sensitive options on the Infobar, select Linear. Drag the ends of the fill path arrow as shown here. To set the starting and ending colors, click on the squares on either end of the fill path arrow, then click the desired color on the screen palette (Yellow Orange in this case for both.

To add colors, simply drag the color from the screen palette onto the fill path. You can add as many colors as you want. Add a gold color as shown and a pale yellow color just above it to create the appearance of a shiny yellow sign. If you need to reposition any of the colors on the fill path, drag them with the Fill Tool cursor. To edit any of the colors, click the small square on the fill path and then click the small color wheel icon to the left of the screen palette to open the Color Editor dialog. To remove a color on the fill path, hit your Delete key.

FOR THE RECORD: Users of other graphics software may be familiar with the drag and drop method of placing colors on the fill path or directly on an object. Xara was the first application to do this many, many versions ago.