Hello CDIsxm, On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:51:44 -0400 (your time) you said:
> Since upgrading to TB Professional 5.0 in early December, I > must say it has been a disaster. .... I also upgraded and when I realised (instantly) just how 'unstable' it was I quickly reverted to v4....which I'm using now. > I even looked up the Guinness World Records to see who holds title to the > longest software beta testing of a product, and they do not have a > category. Ritlabs could surely claim the prize. I doubt it. The Bat! runs on Windows... ;-) > Of course the official version is released as per the web site but we > still struggle with the most unbelievable issues. Losing folders, views, > email, you name it. It is so buggy after so long. You should 'revert' to v4. However, that won't stop the losing of folders. That's been a 'feature' of TB! for as long as I can remember :( Thankfully you can spread your fingers a bit and hit Alt+Ctrl+Shift+L simultaneously regularly to recover what TB! forgets about. A strange, unresolved 'feature' with a fix. > I understand the risks involved in beta programs, but this is beyond a > joke. Erm, I agree with you above, but then I don't know. Seriosuly, just revert to v4. I haven't got time to be in TB!'s beta squad, so I don't play around with the beta builds. Just use the latest known stable build...although some may argue which version should be considered the last stable build. It's up to you really. v4.2.44.2 is stable enough for me, even with a number of unfixed issues that got left behind when the versioning lept to 5. > Ritlabs couldn't wait to get their hands on some money, so they started > selling 5.0 claiming it was officailly released. Hmm, I doubt very much that unbridled wealth was the motivation for the release of v5. However, I don't know what the motivation was, or the reasoning, or how it could have been considered 'ready'. Something definitely went wrong in their processes...IMO > I wonder if anyoine else agrees with me on this? I sympathise with you, I really do, but at the same time as understanding your belligerence I think you may have lost a bit of perspective. The reasonable thing for you to do (IMO) is to revert to a less troublesome version and wait it out. That said, I can totally understand how you would be very annoyed if after being promtpted to upgrade TB! you found that the new major version release was still actually more like an alpha release and ridiculously buggy. I was very annoyed about that, and I'd agree on that point. -- Si # 1028. Wei Shew Drongo? ¶ Auxiliary Information: • The Bat! Pro 4.2.44.2 • Extended Macro Plugin 1.2.1.0 • Windows XP Pro 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 • Scanned by avast! Plugin DB ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
