I was cranky about it at first, but I got used to it. Nadine
--- On Tue, 8/3/10, Bill Swallow <techcommd...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Bill Swallow <techcommd...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: RANT: FM 9.0 - > To: "Venkat" <venkat.par...@gmail.com> > Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 10:27 AM > > Can these behavior be changed. I > do not want dialogs to be persistent. I do > > not want the "Not Applicable" element as the first in > any selectable list. > > I don't know. You may need to take some time to wade > through maker.ini > and see if there's anything in there that can be changed. > > > IMHO, the changes made in FM9 are just eye-candy and > do not add anything to > > the whole experience of working with Frame Maker. In > fact, I find it a bit > > of a chore to use it. > > I agree with this. Jumping into FM9 after having used FM > for roughly > 12 years was a bit of a surprise. While I didn't have time > to poke > through every feature, I had difficulty wrapping my head > around the UI > for conditional text (I'm still fuzzy on the order in which > selections > need to be made in the UI in order for things to "stick"). > Granted I > was in the "UI changes are not necessary" camp from the > beginning - > because the tool worked very well, as ugly as it may have > been - but I > think too much time was spent upgrading the UI and not > enough time was > spent use testing with veteran users. > > Just as with the MS Office ribbon, one should not have to > completely > relearn how to use software after a UI update. The same > logic, > keyboard shortcuts, and expected behavior should be > maintained. > > -- > Bill Swallow > > Twitter: @techcommdood > Blog: http://techcommdood.com > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/techcommdood > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic...@yahoo.ca. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. > Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > 5o _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
