G>> There have been so many new "faces" in the group, i.e. Karin,
G>> Havivah, and others, and such cultural diversity, I was curious how
G>> did you find out about The Bat!
My story is similar to many others I think, I was using Forte
Agent but needed to use several accounts, I didn't want to use
OE, and I certainly didn't want the ads in Eudora. So I tried
some clients, and like many others, I immediately fell for the
template capabilities in TB.
Since so many witness that this feature is what made them give TB
a chance, I really think that dev team should give priority to
simplify the use of them, take away glitches, and supply better
documenting. It's a strong feature for bringing in more users. I
think that many who like me not really would define themselves as
"power users" (whatever that is) still find this and other
"advanced" features very useful.
HDS> But I fear that v2 will add features without making the
HDS> program more accessible to non-programmers. IMO, this would
HDS> be a mistake. The developers could & should reduce the
HDS> learning curve -- by standardizing the keystrokes throughout
HDS> the program and reducing the # of keys you have to press for
HDS> the commands; getting someone to update the help files for
HDS> them; cleaning up the menus; adding a few more warning
HDS> dialogs to keep people from making mistakes (like my recent
HDS> mistake in clearing the account new message template). If
HDS> the same newbie questions are coming up over and over, isn't
HDS> it time to address them?
I think that these are very wise words. I fail to see why taking
user interface issues more into account would make TB a lesser
"power tool". If a completely re-written v2 will add even more
confusion for the new users, well...
But maybe this is kicking in open doors? :-)
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