Rick, you do real estate sites, correct? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to generate a pdf version of a home listing "on the fly", that your real estate agent clients could print out, forward it to their prospective buyers etc. Of course you can print from the web browser, but non-techie folks (such as real estate agents) feel comfortable with pdfs.
You can do that (and other cool things) quite easily using the cfdocument tag in CF7. I have found this to be indispensable in my current position. I would say this is an improvement in the user experience (at least an improvement in what your applications can offer to your clients). Even if they are not demanding, you could offer this service for an additional fee if you like, and put more money in your pocket. -- Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:42 PM Subject: RE: Neat error message > Again, (and I'm speaking without actual experience with CFC's or XML...) > what does using a CFC or XML provide me that I need right now? > Just a better way to manage data? > > (And, as a note in reference to the other post you made and my answer, > Flash forms is an attempt to enhance user experience...) > > I believe all program developers (CF, ASP.NET, etc) will increasingly > attempt to encapsulate > within the languages more and more built-in functionality that addresses > the > user experience. Everyone's so heavy into that with AJAX, Flash, etc. > I really do expect to see much more of this in CF 8...if so, I'm in... > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:34 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Neat error message > > To add You surely cannot think that CFC, XML etc are not a reason to > upgrade?! > > I'm with you on Flash forms though... Total bollox :-) > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of > the > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please > note > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or > call > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within > this > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth > To: CF-Talk > Sent: Sat Feb 10 16:50:04 2007 > Subject: RE: Neat error message > > Count me in! Still using 4.5 and the 4.0 WACK! > > There has been no compelling reason to update so far. > (Not to start this whole debate again...) I'm waiting until > CF includes built-in functionality that significantly addresses > the user experience. > > I'm not looking to shave a few milliseconds off processing > or to implement Flash forms or create pie charts. > > I'm getting more right now from implementing jQuery into > my programming than I would if I deployed CF 7. I'm looking > for more effective and engaging ways to present information, > not just more effective ways of processing it. > > I have high hopes that CF 8 might finally address the user > experience more significantly... we'll see. > > It's going cost me $1300 to get from CF 4.5 to CF 8, so it better > be good. > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 9:07 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Neat error message > > Probably alot of people out there still using 4 & 4.5. I see it on the > list > quite often with questions like "were upgrading to mx from 4.0, what can > we > expect?" Kinda odd since my CF4 wack is dated 1998...Long time to wait :/ > > > > > Doug B. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:269431 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
