Well in the same breath I don't have too many postive things to mention about jakob neilsen.. some points useful - many just to far on one end of a spectrum... but there are forums on that alone :)
Turetsky, Seth wrote: >Let's get Jakob Nielsen to end this > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:52 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! > > >Yea but the issue with the mm home page is that it takes initially a >while to load, then every click I make has this sluggishness to it, and >most of the buttons create a page request which seems contradict >macromedia flashes power of reducing http requests. > >On a few flash lists I am active on general consensus is negative... I >definately share that..Although design is very nice and clean - it seems >like last years trend. Perks and snappy elements such as the previous >shortcuts worked MUCH faster, drop down lists on old site had some flare >and animation to them - even things like on focus color change in the >text box is removed. > >And those shortcuts - they are amazingly slow for me. I have on one of >my sites drop downs pulling from a mere access database with coldfusion >as server side that work substantially faster. > >Can't help but not be to thrilled. Yesterday - I also went in because I >needed to research some technotes.. I gave up. I closed the site and >visited some other resources. >While I am sure that macr designers and flash developers worked hard and >it is an all around nice app - I can't help but be sad about the change. >I would have sent clients to macromedia home page on old site for them >to see a glimpse of flash in user on hybrid pages.. Now I wouldn't send >a client to review that home page. >just my 02. >I don't know what the focus was and this is beta - but I for one hope >the second release is much faster and "wow". The site and it's features >are just all around sluggish for me.. first request, and all requests >after that. > >As for the interface remember what you last clicked - I don't mean to >sound like an ass- but not ingenious. Useful occasionally but many of us >flash people have been doing that for the last year through session vars >and cookies. > >As a base architecture and layout - I think it shows potential if the >speed can be seriously increased. > >but then again - it's just my 02 cents and who am I but a mere simple >multiple visit daily user.. >jay miller > >Christian Cantrell wrote: > > >On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 10:59 AM, Benoit Hediard wrote: > > > > > >They keep changing the groupings of things as well ... quite a > >pain this morning to find the Exchanges... had to use the site map.... > > > >Not very hard... > >Select "Product > ColdFusion MX" on the home page, and then you'll get > >a > >direct access to the exchange. > >(and it will remember this setting) > > > > > >This is actually a very important point. When you load a page > >containing one more more RIAs, it is very likely going to take longer > >than just loading a straightforward HTML page, however interacting with > >RIAs, in the long run, should save you several clicks. And the fact > >that it remembers your selection is pretty ingenious, so basically, I > >now have a slightly customized version of the Macromedia home page that > >contains links directly to not just the product I am usually interested > >in, but different pages within that product section (including the > >exchange). > > > >Christian > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
