Boris Gereg, [BG] wrote: BG> I agree with some of you. I cannot understand why Ritlabs spends BG> its resources for "features" like smiles, chat... Who needs it? BG> The one and only reason I switched to Bat was it funcionality - BG> mailer, no more no less. The more "features" they add, the more BG> bugs the make. This is not problem only of Ritlabs. Many companies BG> "enhance" their well established and fine working products to BG> provide super new functions - and they cripple it!
I agree with this in principle. However, the problem is the difficulty with defining that line of 'let's stop since there are too many features'. The ones who don't like the new features are usually the ones who think the line has been crossed. The ones who wish for the new features applaud RIT for including them. I just saw one from mmMeister on HTML editor enhancements. I'm pretty sure he's not the only one who has appreciated the HTML editor's improvements. Those anti-HTML editor posts are still vivid in my mind. ;) Chat is a mystery for most vocal members it would seem. With all that RIT are faced with, i.e., the bug fixing and all those feature wishes/enhancements, I'd be struck dumb if that chat feature weren't really in demand by some important part of the TB! userbase. :) In fact, I've assumed it is since I've been using TB! for years and have seen the pattern. Mind you, I'm certainly not saying that RIT are above or undeserving of criticism. Sometimes we do feel left out in terms of support and in terms of how timely our user issues are being dealt with. With all that has been happening this is certainly understandable. However, I thought I'd add some aspects to the other side of the coin to try and provide some balance. BG> I can live with with mailer without icons and chat like, I guess, BG> other 95% of Bat users. There is plenty of bugs that should be BG> fixed, as already written! Develop plugins for major antivirus BG> software. RIT do not develop the actual plug-ins. That's up to the anti-virus producers who will develop a plug-in only if they find it worth their while. BG> Provide better support. If you want to develop your chat, do BG> separate product, don't mess Bat. They did provide a pro argument for an integrated, rather than componentized featureset with optional installs. It had to do with TB!'s performance. They have considered your concern and seem to have made their choice. BG> So, congratulations Ritlabs, go on with new "improvements" that will BG> make your Bat irresistable. Pleeease, can you implement feature for BG> light control for my aquarium. Nice toolbar would be welcome. Fish BG> icons and fish smiles are must! Let me know you are preparing it in BG> order to provide me enough time to find another email client. This last paragraph was not necessary and only damaged your message. Tell us and RIT how you feel, which is good, but please spare us paragraphs such as these. I hope you don't feel singled out since there are others who have added their own invective to their posts. However, yours was isolated and encapsulated in a single paragraph that followed a good post that would have stood nicely on it's own without the finish. -- -=[ Allie ]=- (List Moderator and fellow end-user) PGPKeys: http://key.ac-martin.com Running The Bat! v2.11.02 on WinXP Pro (SP1)
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