Nicely written Dave. Thing is though, the problem mostly is that Macromedia isn't really listening. They SHOULD care about we use as an editor. I'm glad you are a proponent of vi. But the majority of ppl in this discussion group seem to feel that cf studio is the best tool for building cf driven apps.
Heck, I think half the people would be a heck of a lot quieter if they copied the source for Homesite+, called it CF Studio MX, and then charged more for it. Betcha most people wouldn't even notice. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:dwatts@;figleaf.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 9:33 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Anybody want to start a petition for CF Studio! > HomeSite+ is NOT an upgrade to Studio nor is it a new > version. Saying that we still get it cheaper than Studio > ticks me off because it's actually more of a downgrade > - it should be cheaper. UI customization features removed, > Query Builder removed and CFMX syntax didn't ship with > the product - you have to download and install that > yourself. It's not an upgrade, it's a sidegrade to comply > with a lost lawsuit. Ok, it IS a new version in that it > was released after CF Studio 5 and that the features > aren't identical, but it has fewer features - that's not > something I typically pay money for. If you're happy with CF Studio, I wouldn't suggest "upgrading" to Homesite+ just because it's available. If you don't have CF Studio, and would like to have it, Homesite+ is, in essence, CF Studio 5. If you're hiring new developers, and want them to have something like CF Studio to use, you can buy the Dreamweaver MX/Homesite+ bundle and install Homesite+. That's all. The Query Builder in Homesite+ is identical to that in CF Studio 5, as far as I can tell. Even if you could still buy CF Studio, I suspect that MM would have to remove the UI customization features in that, to comply with the lawsuit. It seems like you feel that we all want you to use Homesite+ or Dreamweaver MX. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Nobody cares what you (or me, or anybody else) use for your editor. Personally, I'd like to see everyone using vi - color coding is for wusses! I was simply responding to the common complaints about Dreamweaver MX, by pointing out that they don't hold much water. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
