I have a site with 3 categories:
1. VANS
2. TRUCKS
3. SUVS
So what I need to do is have three tabs on the home page, each tab going to
a page that has the group listings of each category on the next page. So if
a visitor clicks on VANS, they go to a page with a nice picture of a van
and a listing of all VAN products. When they click on a product, they see a
display, etc. This I have not been able to accomplish with Able Commerce's
so called wizards.
Next, I need to change the icons, that I agree is not such a big deal but I
was amazed that they would have enough courage to ship their product with
such an ugly set. A real montrosity, I share this to vent my frustration
with the user-unfriendliness of the product. I couldn't even get one page
to list all 3 categories in a table with 3 rows.
And finally to add insult to injury, when someone clicks on SEATS as a
group listing, on the next page, instead of seeing a listing of all seats
one after another vertically in a column, the visitor is expected to click
on an ugly NEXT button to see the next one. No thumbnails, highly arcane
looking navigation system created by their templates/wizards with graphics
hit hard by an ugly stick. Not only is the program not easy to use, the
resulting PREVIEWS look so bad due to the layout/ugly icons, I dare not
show them to my client.
At 01:19 PM 4/16/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>I do not understand - you can change all the icons in any version of Able
>Commerce. I agree they do not supply an icon library but there are so many
>of those anway. Can you be more specific about what you cannot easily
>customise. I have no commercial interest in Able just want to see a fair
>representation of the product.
>
>Paul Burgess
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 12:57 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Is Able Commerce truly user-unfriendly and hence useless?
> >
> >
> > Dear Adrian,
> >
> > Try to customize the look and feel of your pages and then let me
> > know if I
> > am being unfair. The basic look created by Able Commerce is so ugly there
> > should be a law against it. In fact I'm writing my Senator about it right
> > now - i.e. abolish any net tax incentives but do enact a web site
> > ugliness
> > law to incentivise the folks at Able Commerce to come up with
> > some at least
> > half way decent looking icons instead of those hit hard with an
> > ugly stick.
> > We want visitors to stay on a site, not run away from it due to
> > torture to
> > the eyeballs. I would write to Clinton but hes no doubt sidetracked with
> > some intern:)
> >
> > Bottom line is this is a totally frustrating piece of software, there has
> > to be something out there thats more user friendly. I've tackled more
> > complex jobs than a mere shopping cart deal in the past, but this Able
> > Commerce is unfortunately despite a GUI admin very user
> > unfriendly. Again,
> > appreciate any help as far as a ref to a workable program.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Pardee.
> >
> > At 12:54 PM 4/16/2000 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > The basic look made by Able Commerce is so ugly that the
> > resulting pages
> > > > make one desire to throw up.
> > >
> > >I think you are being somewhat unfair to Able Commerce from my
> > experimentation
> > >with it :-) But as I don't use the program yet in production, perhaps
> > >others who
> > >do could address your concerns.
> > >
> > >While I am here - I need recommendations for CF based eCommerce
> > system, which
> > >will enable full online order tracking by shoppers - Amazon
> > style etc.. Any
> > >recommendations?
> > >
> > >I also have a client who wants an auction system (the customer is always
> > >right) - what is the best CF based auction system out there?
> > Emaze looks
> > >good -
> > >anyone used it?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >Adrian Cooper.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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