Jast
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 03:12:40 -0800
Morning Frank Farance, > FYI, I'm sending this via Eudora because I am happy *not* to run The > Bat. It seems like no one on this list is really interested in > fixing problems ... only rationalizations: Well, some members of this list might be a little "rationally fixed", but rationally based discussion is a good thing, IMO ;-) And besides, this list provides a very good form of costumer support, in my expirience. > - When I report problems with the on-line help ... I'm told that I > didn't go through every option and experiment (the response should > have been "let's make the on-line help more useful"). It generally *is* a good idea to experiment around to learn about a software. The online help is a problem though. > - When I report an internationalization problem (or a localization > problem, depending on your perspective) ... I'm told that I should > be happy with the date in the format of "dd MMM yyyy" (regardless of > my localization settings). Well, I'm be happy with either, but I would be glad about ISO format too, since it is a logical (and rational) format. > - When I report that the text entry box operates differently than > all others (i.e., cursor positioning is wrong) ... I'm told that the > main feature of that very-different approach is that I can build > tables by just going "cursor down" (yes, I used the Z editor and all > its prior versions in the mid-1970's, but how often does one need to > build tables in E-mail) ... Sometimes one needs to create tables and similar stuff, and then I am glad about this feature. After getting used to it for a few days I never had problems with it. Getting to the beginning of a line is a matter of quickly pressing one button. I save more time by it's usage than I would if it didn't exist. > The people that create open source software have higher quality > because everyone can fix things. This software should be > open-sourced so that problems could get fixed. The only problem with open-source software is that it's a little hard to live on. > The application is very far from being mature. Sure, Eudora Light > isn't perfect and lacks many bells and whistles, but it is > *reliable*, it uses an *existing* file format, and for many people > it is relatively easy to learn *basic* use (it can also do a > reasonable job for filtering, address books, and fonts). It is also easy to learn The Bat! Even my mother (who has a very hard time learning anything to do with computers) picked up the basic use very quickly (for her standards). I found out most in the first two days. > regardless, the UI to this program is very different than all other > Windows (or even Motif) applications ... this causes usability > problems. It is better :-D > Finally, I'm *not* a big fan of Eudora, but I use it because it > works. There are a bunch of little quirks, but mostly stuff I can > live with. Because E-mail is critical to my business, I can't live > with a buggy, hard-to-use problem like The Bat. Since I paid for The > Bat, I'll probably keep it around to get at those occassional > uuencoded files that Eudora doesn't handle well. In my expirience, TB! is usually pretty stable, easy and *quick* to use. You might just want to get to know it a little better :-) -- +--Jast............................ |on Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A :with The Bat! 1.38e -- -------------------------------------------------------------- View the TBUDL archive at http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com To send a message to the list moderation team double click here: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe from TBUDL, double click here and send the message: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------