At 02:48 AM 5/09/02 +0100, you wrote: ><..snip..> >As the title said Cruch time - do I spend any more time looking at the DXP >demo and upcoming SP1 re-learning how to use it or do I spend my time >looking at other packages? > >What do you guys think?
My feelings are very mixed. I have not tried all of the features and have not done much after the beta program finished. I am waiting for the first service pack before I see what has changed since the beta. So when I say what I like or dislike it may be that I have not tried your favorite feature or tested your favorite(!) bug. Likes: 1) query language and reltaed to that the much more powerful design rules 2) Sim post processing is improved 3) New ERC options 4) Integrated libraries should help configuration control Dislikes: 1) speed 2) globals are slower and some things very much harder to work out how to do (but see Likes point 1). 3) Router is very disappointing - I was hoping for a break through here. 4) No SDK released (yet) 5) I think the spreadsheet view should *not* be on the same panel as the filter. 6) ATS 7) Dialogs are not as easily navigated as in P99SE - they may look nicer but I find it harder to find the editable elements. 8) Greater reliance on mouse compared to P99SE - this affects productivity 9) loss of Selected vs Focussed feature in P99SE and no provision for a workable replacement (simply making the system more like other Windows apps is a retrograde step IMO) There are others but these are the major ones I can think of just now. As an indicator - I have started a few new designs in the last week or so. All of these are being done in P99SE. I have a rather "down" feeling about it. Lots to like but ATS really makes the equation more complex than it used to be. I will re-evaluate after SP1. Ian Wilson ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: F798CC54297D2F409329F8E4E9D6CD6A24CD0BED * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
