Rufus wrote:
Just been looking over the user options between the two, and I have to
say that as far as the user is concerned, 1.1.18 had/has far more user
flexibility for configuration, far more informative dialog boxes,
buttons I could actually use, and with few exceptions behaved as I
wanted it to...
I went to 2.0 the day RSS was added, and I have had few problems (I keep the tar
ball for a stable version handy in case an upgrade sucks). With two exceptions I
have had no issues which I consider major, the bad to awful support for multiple
profile conversion and the lack of a meaningful forms manager have stopped me
from going to 2.0 on a few machines.
There was one bug of note, the problem with authenticating nntp servers, that
eventually got fixed after people got tired of posting bs here about it being
set up wrong.
...and then there's the missing Form Manager. I didn't/don't use the
Form Manager, but after looking it over in 1.1.18 I'm beginning to
wonder why - the only shortcoming I can find is that I can't tell if the
user option for "encrypt vs obscure" also pertains to information stored
in the Form Manager...which is probably the only reason I can think of
as to why I've never used it. If/when the Form Manager is returned,
encrypting it's contents should be implemented if it wasn't previously.
And the user should be informed of the specifics and applicability of
any encryption scheme employed within the text in the associated
function's dialog boxes.
Given a need for options, functionality, and features, I seriously doubt
I'll be upgrading my G4 and Intel iMac machines from SM 1.1.18 anytime
soon. And I may just go back and downgrade my G5 iMac...one
experimental installation is enough for me.
I can't imagine running 1.1.xx on any new machine (I set up 4-5/month) unless it
was tasked for filling in forms. And when I get the time from other bugs in
other programs and writing a book, I will really test drive the two extensions I
have had people suggest to me.
--
Bill Davidsen <[email protected]>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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