Steve Chapel wrote:
>
> "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
> > Daniel Veditz wrote:
> > >
> > > "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Your not missing much with Talkback.
> > > > It been my experience on Mac that Talkback cause crashes instead of
> > > > reporting them. On Communicator for Mac the recomended course is to
> > > > remove all traces of Talkback in Communicator and in system Files
> > > > Talkback and Full Circle items, before opening Communicator the first
> time.
> > >
> > > That might be an appropriately defensive posture for an end-user of a
> > > shipping product with known problems, but not here in a forum dedicated
> to a
> > > work-in-progress.
> > >
> > > The talkback data is extremely valuable in pinpointing and fixing common
> > > crashes (Search for bugs with the topcrash keyword). Currently we have
> > > enough reports coming in that we can only focus on the most common
> crashes,
> > > so if you want your pet peeve to get some attention using talkback can
> only
> > > help :-)
> > >
> > > -Dan Veditz
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > Just for your curosity borrow a Mac, install a Copy Netscape 6 with
> > Talkback included.
> > Make sure Talkback in operating order (not turned off) and setup. Now
> > sit back and notice how many type-2, type-3, and type-10 quits you will
> > experience when Talkback is operating and how many times Talkback locks
> > up your Computer.
> > There are some included extensions and other files, that are placed in
> > system Folder, to make Talkback work on Mac. There is a known conflict
> > with these items and system OS. The versions of these files are
> > identical be it for N6, or be it for Communicator. The company supplying
> > this technology for the Mac Platform has been told about this problem
> > (been conflicting with the system since OS 8.1) (we are now using 9.0.4)
> > yet no effort has been made to correct the conflicts.
> >
> > Talkback on PC platform may be greater than sliced bread. But on Mac
> > Platform its been worse than pure H***. For PC owners it may work as
> > desired , but for Mac Users, my recomendation is open your N6 install
> > and remove Talkback folder, and Talkback and full circle items from
> > system asap before you open Netscape 6.
>
> Phillip,
>
> Take a few deep breaths.
>
> This is a Mozilla newsgroup.
> You're ranting about Netscape.
> Netscape is not Mozilla.
>
> We're not disagreeing with *what* you're saying,
> but with *where* you've chosen to say it.
>
> Please take discussion about Netscape elsewhere.
The comentary was just meant to convey the experience of Talkback on Mac
"regardless of what Browser" its placed in.
With the hope its never ever used in Mozila unless you can retorically
knock the suplier of Talback up side the head and make them fix the code
so it behaves on the Mac.
nough said on subject.
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