Tell me about it... it sure would be nice on all of us if all the browsers would get together and use a single standard.... but that isn't the case (and probably wont ever be the case :)
It just would be nice if it was :) Site runs fine for me too, the only complaint I have it that I was actually getting used to finding things on the site and now I have to start all over... but hey, at least it's better then trying to find something on Microsofts web site ;) Pablo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Sorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:01 AM Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! > You know that MM is not the only site that does not work well with Opera. > Wells Fargo Bank's On-Line banking does not work well either. There are a > few others that do not work with Opera, so MM is not the only one out there > that is not checking for that browser. Why not apply yourself to the QA > department if Opera compatibility is such an issue? > Personally I do not have any problems loading the new site in IE. I am > viewing it on a Dell Inspiron, 1.5 GHZ Pentium 4 processor with a half a gig > of RAM, and it is running just fine. Maybe Opera needs to get on board and > make their browser work with other companies sites? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:43 AM > Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! > > > > That is the biggest load of BS i've heard all day. Its a website! > > Test the crap before you upload it, if you dont have a QA deptment get > one. > > If you do have one fire the people because they obviously don't know what > > they are doing. > > You can't release a site that doesn't even let you see the front page with > a > > browser like Opera. > > > > I run it on IE and its slow as anything. Its like macromedia never stops > to > > think before it releases things lol. > > > > Hopefully they fix the opera thing quickly. I mean its only a browser with > > 10%, and growing, of the market. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christian Cantrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:12 AM > > Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! > > > > > > The new macromedia.com is certainly a "next generation" site, and > > unfortunately, there are going to be issues like the ones you mention > > below. I hope people can take the time to let us know when they find > > things like this by going to the following URL: > > > > http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/mm_feedback.html > > > > I remember when I first used OS X (also a complete re-write and "next > > generation" project) it was VERY rough at first, and had issue ranging > > from performance to compatibility. Over time, however, it has really > > been refined into an excellent and extremely advanced OS. To some > > extent, these types of issues are the price you pay when you take big > > steps forward. Someone has to be pushing the envelope, though, and I'm > > glad it's Macromedia. > > > > Christian > > > > On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 10:50 AM, Jillian Carroll wrote: > > > > > I'm surprised MM would launch this site given: > > > > > > - Jakob Neilson (and other usability professionals) are going to > > > be watching > > > - They are trying to 'sell sell sell' the idea that Flash has > > > matured and is now faster, friendlier, etc. > > > > > > For my own interest, I checked out the site in several browsers: > > > > > > - NS 6.2.3 and 7.1 (seems to work nearly as I imagine is intended) > > > - NS 4.79 (very little of the site can be seen) > > > - NS 4.78 (much like 4.79, very little can be seen, and the links > > > that are visible, aren't functional) > > > > > > - Mozilla 1.1 (depricates nicely w/o Flash in this browser) > > > > > > - IE 6 (the links in the main 'top' bar don't work properly) > > > > > > It's unfortunate. > > > > > > -- > > > Jillian > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: March 5, 2003 9:21 AM > > >> To: CF-Talk > > >> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! > > >> > > >> > > >> I can't say I am too happy with the new site (it was nice to > > >> look at first off and in all honesty: It seems a gimmick), > > >> but I cant see how you could have failed to find the > > >> exchanges : www.macromedia.com/exchange > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: paris lundis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: 05 March 2003 15:11 > > >> To: CF-Talk > > >> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! > > >> > > >> > > >> Marcromedia needs to stop it with all their flash > > >> everywhere... it's bad design, slow and confusing in many regards... > > >> > > >> They keep changing the groupings of things as well ... quite > > >> a pain this morning to find the Exchanges... had to use the > > >> site map.... > > >> > > >> That corner loading/initiaing thing is annoying and doesn't > > >> make me feel the site is any more responsive... > > >> > > >> Hopefully they revise this... > > >> > > >> Oh and the Exchange by default shows some goofy collection of > > >> files initially... you have to go to a right side of screen > > >> block to select show newest... a change from how it > > >> historically has worked... > > >> > > >> But hey it's pretty. (Isn't that all that matters) :) > > >> > > >> -p > > >> > > >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > >> From: "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:06:59 -0000 > > >> > > >>> I like the new design, but it still suffers from the old back button > > >> problem > > >>> which is a real usability issue; I preferred the old site : much > > >>> cleaner. > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: Andre Mohamed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> Sent: 05 March 2003 10:59 > > >>> To: CF-Talk > > >>> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Pity the top toolbar on the home page doesn't work how it's > > >> supposed to > > >>> :) > > >>> > > >>> Other than that, looks great. I wouldn't like to load it > > >> over a modem > > >>> though! > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: Oliver Cookson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> Sent: 05 March 2003 09:45 > > >>> To: CF-Talk > > >>> Subject: New Macromedia.com launched! > > >>> > > >>> Maybe there has already been a post, if not there is now! :) > > >>> > > >>> The new Macromedia.com has been launched and its looks > > >> excellent (if a > > >>> little slow in places). > > >>> > > >>> Well done MM. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
