Scott Wilhelm writes: >- snip -< > If 10% of the market uses Opera, it's an established browser...Why
That's a big 'If'. I'm not saying Opera does *not* have 10% of the market, as I've not seen any numbers that would either prove or disprove. But if somebody *does* have stats out there to show 10% Opera usage, I'd love to see it (yes, i -am- skeptical) :) charlie > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:02 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! > > > You know that MM is not the only site that does not work well with > Opera. > Wells Fargo Bank's On-Line banking does not work well either. There are > a > few others that do not work with Opera, so MM is not the only one out > there > that is not checking for that browser. Why not apply yourself to the QA > department if Opera compatibility is such an issue? > Personally I do not have any problems loading the new site in IE. I am > viewing it on a Dell Inspiron, 1.5 GHZ Pentium 4 processor with a half a > gig > of RAM, and it is running just fine. Maybe Opera needs to get on board > and > make their browser work with other companies sites? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:43 AM > Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! > > >> That is the biggest load of BS i've heard all day. Its a website! >> Test the crap before you upload it, if you dont have a QA deptment get > one. >> If you do have one fire the people because they obviously don't know > what >> they are doing. >> You can't release a site that doesn't even let you see the front page > with > a >> browser like Opera. >> >> I run it on IE and its slow as anything. Its like macromedia never > stops > to >> think before it releases things lol. >> >> Hopefully they fix the opera thing quickly. I mean its only a browser > with >> 10%, and growing, of the market. >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Christian Cantrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:12 AM >> Subject: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! >> >> >> The new macromedia.com is certainly a "next generation" site, and >> unfortunately, there are going to be issues like the ones you mention >> below. I hope people can take the time to let us know when they find >> things like this by going to the following URL: >> >> http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/mm_feedback.html >> >> I remember when I first used OS X (also a complete re-write and "next >> generation" project) it was VERY rough at first, and had issue ranging >> from performance to compatibility. Over time, however, it has really >> been refined into an excellent and extremely advanced OS. To some >> extent, these types of issues are the price you pay when you take big >> steps forward. Someone has to be pushing the envelope, though, and > I'm >> glad it's Macromedia. >> >> Christian >> >> On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 10:50 AM, Jillian Carroll wrote: >> >> > I'm surprised MM would launch this site given: >> > >> > - Jakob Neilson (and other usability professionals) are going to >> > be watching >> > - They are trying to 'sell sell sell' the idea that Flash has >> > matured and is now faster, friendlier, etc. >> > >> > For my own interest, I checked out the site in several browsers: >> > >> > - NS 6.2.3 and 7.1 (seems to work nearly as I imagine is intended) >> > - NS 4.79 (very little of the site can be seen) >> > - NS 4.78 (much like 4.79, very little can be seen, and the links >> > that are visible, aren't functional) >> > >> > - Mozilla 1.1 (depricates nicely w/o Flash in this browser) >> > >> > - IE 6 (the links in the main 'top' bar don't work properly) >> > >> > It's unfortunate. >> > >> > -- >> > Jillian >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Sent: March 5, 2003 9:21 AM >> >> To: CF-Talk >> >> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! >> >> >> >> >> >> I can't say I am too happy with the new site (it was nice to >> >> look at first off and in all honesty: It seems a gimmick), >> >> but I cant see how you could have failed to find the >> >> exchanges : www.macromedia.com/exchange >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: paris lundis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Sent: 05 March 2003 15:11 >> >> To: CF-Talk >> >> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! >> >> >> >> >> >> Marcromedia needs to stop it with all their flash >> >> everywhere... it's bad design, slow and confusing in many > regards... >> >> >> >> They keep changing the groupings of things as well ... quite >> >> a pain this morning to find the Exchanges... had to use the >> >> site map.... >> >> >> >> That corner loading/initiaing thing is annoying and doesn't >> >> make me feel the site is any more responsive... >> >> >> >> Hopefully they revise this... >> >> >> >> Oh and the Exchange by default shows some goofy collection of >> >> files initially... you have to go to a right side of screen >> >> block to select show newest... a change from how it >> >> historically has worked... >> >> >> >> But hey it's pretty. (Isn't that all that matters) :) >> >> >> >> -p >> >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> >> From: "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:06:59 -0000 >> >> >> >>> I like the new design, but it still suffers from the old back > button >> >> problem >> >>> which is a real usability issue; I preferred the old site : much >> >>> cleaner. >> >>> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: Andre Mohamed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> Sent: 05 March 2003 10:59 >> >>> To: CF-Talk >> >>> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Pity the top toolbar on the home page doesn't work how it's >> >> supposed to >> >>> :) >> >>> >> >>> Other than that, looks great. I wouldn't like to load it >> >> over a modem >> >>> though! >> >>> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: Oliver Cookson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> Sent: 05 March 2003 09:45 >> >>> To: CF-Talk >> >>> Subject: New Macromedia.com launched! >> >>> >> >>> Maybe there has already been a post, if not there is now! :) >> >>> >> >>> The new Macromedia.com has been launched and its looks >> >> excellent (if a >> >>> little slow in places). >> >>> >> >>> Well done MM. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Your ad could be here. 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