I've posted before about UI issues in various programs, so I thought I'd share what I'm experiencing (suffering through) right now. I was visiting Mike Chamber's blog and figured I'd finally install his DevChat central app. I clicked the link, and everything was going nicely until.... the install process just stopped.
This brings up two interesting bugs. One I can forgive, one is almost funny that it was forgotten.
First - there is no cancel button during the install. What if you are on a dialup modem and the line goes dead? What if it's taking too long and you just change your mind?
Second - focus. I loathe applications that sit in front of all other windows. In theory tweakui and other applications allow you to turn that off, but it doesn't work completely. Right now I've got a "Central means Central Dev Chat" window, right in the middle of my screen, that cannot be sent away. It should be a law that all IDEs, when encountering a line of code that will set a window to the top and keep it there, should pop open a warning, "Are you sure you want to annoy your users? Are you sure your application is really the most important one running on the user's box? Are you sure you know whats best??" To be fair, Mozilla suffers from this as well, as do many other applications.
Well, I guess it's off to the task manager to kill the process.
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I experienced the same problem with Central installing and dying, but for my initial install on one computer. I had to forcibly close the install via the application manager. Not good.
I'm also slightly annoyed with the way Central disconnects (or appears to) my session in the Central Dev Chat application if I switch over to one of the other Central programs I have installed. This is probably a function of how the Chat was coded, but may be a limitiation of version 1 of Central.
Sorry for the hassle, but good catch... could I ask you to drop a note to the <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/s...">feedback page</a> to be sure this gets logged by the team, please? Thanks!
jd/mm
Done, and let me be the first to say, to bitch about a product and _not_ make a bug report is bad form! Sorry about that. :)
I just posted the two bugs above.
Just thought I would add a few for public consumption.
The ability for apps to resize (or central itself between tabbing apps) my window.
If I want it full screen, and choose another app I'd like to still have full screen. Not get the window jarred.
And a way to move the 'pods' into the main window (docking or similar) would be great as well, I like the app, it has a 'neat' factor. But I'd rather not deal with two windows/tabs to 'support' it.
And yeah I've sent all of the above into the wishform.
Robby
>I'm also slightly annoyed with the way Central disconnects (or appears to) my session in the Central Dev Chat application if I switch over to one of the other Central programs I have installed. This is probably a function of how the Chat was coded, but may be a limitiation of version 1 of Central.
Yes, this is not an issue with Central but with how the app was built. The next version will keep you connected when you switch apps.
mike chambers
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>And a way to move the 'pods' into the main window (docking or similar) would be great as well, I like the app, it has a 'neat' factor. But I'd rather not deal with two windows/tabs to 'support' it.
Yes. You can develop apps that would allow you to do this.
mike chambers
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>Yes. You can develop apps that would allow you to do this.
I was referring to the user experience. My windows, my control, one app, 'option' for one window vs managing two.