At 10:06 PM +0100 6/16/01, LePhuronn wrote:
>But perhaps, Mr Kettles, you are somehwat biased given your previous status
>as Director Quality Architect.
I certainly do.
But please realize that also means that I probably have awareness of
many more issues in the product than most people.
This includes all the ones that got addressed before they ever
reached a released product. For instance, the PI showed us several
bugs that had been there always that had gone unnoticed because we
didn't have such a nice viewing tool ... We had to fix all of those,
because the PI put it right in your face.
So my real question is ...
How good is d8 relative to d702?
The change to the new engine that occurred in d7.0 was a massive
shift, and therefore d702 (thed7.x reference release) was the
benchmark.
>I am always very defensive of Director
>myself, but even I cannot cover some of the major issues that D8 has - Text
>alignment issues, text colouring issues, sound queueing and streaming
>problems (to name a few), and the fact that for no reason the Property
>Inspector will suddenly stop working.
The names of most of these problem areas are not new and don't say much to me.
Text & Fonts, for instance, have had problems in every release since
d3 and there were often different gotchas in each release because as
the capabilities were extended, the underlying architectures got
major revisions and rewrites and new bugs popped up.
For instance, there have been text alignment & coloring issues forever.
Are the ones you are mentioning new to D8?
>I support Pekka's statement in saying
>that D8 is "bug-ridden". Perhaps "molested" is going a little too far - I
>would prefer "handicapped" - but I knowthe feelings expressed.
>
>Other people may have had no problem with the features stated, or other
>issues have emerged, but suffice it to say that if even a handful of people
>are complaining about text and font problems (for example) then surely D8 is
>bugged.
As I remember it, the big one (Text loading causing sound gapping)
was addressed in d8.5.
>And now seeing that pretty much none of the bugs listed above *seem* to have
>been addressed with D8.5
None?
Were these bugs reported through the designated channels?
Are they easily reproducible?
Do they impact everybody?
>I am beginning to lose a little faith in MACR's chosen direction -
Obviously, I have my own issues too.
>Shockwave 3D feels to be nothing more than a gimmick with
>no change to the underlying system - although Flash 5 support IS a godsend.
Flash 5 was a requirement - every time Flash get upgraded, Director
HAS to eventually support it.
>Just my opinion, but I feel that this thread may have to be stopped soon -
>we've got Lingo to write and focus on.
I agree.
I just wanted to lay out some of the perspective that goes on 'inside'.
We really wanted Director 8 to be the BEST Director ever released.
The reality is that Director is HUGE and verifying everything is near
to impossible.
I hope this helps folks understand a bit.
-Buzz
>LePhuronn
>
>
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