Hi John,
I'd be interested to know what the reasons were for the settings
manager being on a macromedia web page rather than in a local
dialogue box.
UI size is one issue... if you're viewing a 60-pixel-square SWF,
there's no room for an internal dialog. There are also localization
and update issues.
I guess I can understand that, but I can't help but think that the
web UI is a step too far. I certainly hope that it's viewed more as a
short-term hack than a long-term solution. In our experience users
just don't get the concept of going to a public web page to manage
settings on their personal computer, and so we're having to hand hold
our clients through this process.
That approach of using a full webpage UI to examine local settings
is clever, but has been too novel for many people... I know there
have been internal discussions on how to improve the next
generation, but I don't yet know how these discussions may manifest
in new UIs.
I'm glad to hear that this is being looked at and discussed. Just
knowing that this is happening has reassured me that the current
situation will not persist forever.
Many thanks,
Steve
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Steve Webster
Head of Development
Featurecreep Ltd
www.featurecreep.com
T: +44 (0)117 905 5047
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