Alfred Van Hoek wrote:
it is not sour grapes. I am ok with competing controls, whether
they are in the form of a plugin or rb-class. And FTC is competing
with WordGuise and EditField.
Any reasonable person is going to recognize the differences in the
layouts between an EditField, WordGuise, and the FTC (which is
modeled after Apple's Pages word processor). If you are going to
maintain that the FTC is competing with WordGuise, then fine that
is your opinion.
Saying there isn't much you can do with the FTC contrary to
EditField or WordGuise is an outright absurdity.
Then allow for a demo class, instead of a demo app. You need to
let your potential customers feel what FTC does, like we do with
WordGuise.
Did you not read the README, Version History, and Programmer
Guide? They tell you exactly what to expect.
With all due respect, it is not your place to tell me how to
market the FTC especially considering the quality of your demo
download leaves much to be desired since some of the examples
don't even compile, they filled with functionality that simply
doesn't work, and there is a fundamental lack of attention to
detail (for example, failure to properly set the lock position of
controls). This doesn't inspire confidence.
I believe there are several advantages FTC has over WordGuise in
that I provide source code, it is 100% REALbasic code, and has
capabilities that WordGuise does not provide. My control also
provides the ability to implement custom objects which far exceeds
WordGuise. In fact I was discussing yesterday with a customer how
he could go about implementing a table like in Microsoft Word. On
top of that, I provide source code since implementing such
complicated controls within your application requires
specialization. If word processor capabilities is what you need
like Apple's Pages word processor, then the FTC is the way to go.
Again, I have not the ability to check FTC, not sure thus if it is
true that FTC would far exceed WordGuise. I can't even say that
WordGuise is better than FTC. If it comes to little things, your
demo shows that double (or triple clicking) does not change the
cursor to an arrow, while WordGuise does this.
The demo application clearly shows what the FTC is capable of and
as I release each new beta, more and more capabilities are added
from the list of features stated in the README document and the
Version History document clearly shows this. Focusing on dubious
little details with "beta" software and saying you can't judge the
difference between WordGuise and the FTC kind of comes across as
foolish, self-serving rhetoric. Other people who have bought the
FTC didn't have problems figuring it out. Your comments are sour
grapes.
The FTC and WordGuise are different animals. My original point in
this thread was use the right tool for the right job. In the end,
people will vote with their pocket book.
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