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by graham
06 Jun 2011 14:39
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Backup Progress Dialog looking Good! But...
Replies: 16
Views: 7311

Re: Backup Progress Dialog looking Good! But...

I also like the new Backup - now looks very refined.
by graham
29 Mar 2011 17:00
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Catalog Merging
Replies: 0
Views: 1418

Catalog Merging

Catalog Merging - XY gets serious and moves into the big time - how much XY has changed over the last year - truly amzing. The competition are being left in the slow lane!
by graham
21 Apr 2010 01:18
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Feature Request: XYplorer Program Icon Change
Replies: 146
Views: 20679

Re: Feature Request: XYplorer Program Icon Change

the latest logo is, I think, perfect - I was starting to think some of the previous versions were aimed at kids! This new one has an air of immediate interest and identity unlike other logos and shows XYplorer to be a modern product - unfortunately these things are important to the success of produc...
by graham
26 Feb 2010 17:23
Forum: Wishes
Topic: toolbar scrolling
Replies: 12
Views: 2798

Re: toolbar scrolling

admin wrote: Yep, same here. After I finally finished the code and tried it in real life I found that it not that practical for me. I have a positional memory: My buttons may rather change their look than their position. Anyway, it does not harm to have it... :) Yes I prefer a normal static row of f...
by graham
26 Feb 2010 01:55
Forum: Wishes
Topic: toolbar scrolling
Replies: 12
Views: 2798

toolbar scrolling

I really like this new feature - I guess if it were in Windows 7 it might be classed as gloss but very useful. If you could, say double click on the tool bar to get it to revert to the default start position then it would be fantastic. Whilst saying nice things about this new feature the zoom is als...
by graham
29 Jan 2010 20:50
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Windows 7 VirtualStore folder
Replies: 96
Views: 14170

Re: Windows 7 VirtualStore folder

Or are you referring to Program Files where the appl is stored? Even then, it has to be kept somewhere... yes I was referring to Program Files as this appears to problems this thread is about. I am using Windows 7 64bit and as such I have XY in a folder C:\Users\Graham\XYploer and all is there, eve...
by graham
29 Jan 2010 19:15
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Windows 7 VirtualStore folder
Replies: 96
Views: 14170

Re: Windows 7 VirtualStore folder

jc wrote: Because as we already discussed, using the no-install/portable isn't ideal as it doesn't create the shortcuts (like on a new system). I always hate the fact installers DO create shortcuts! Lets face it it is not a major problem to do if wanted. One thing that I do not appereciate or probab...
by graham
29 Jan 2010 14:19
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Can't access hosts file or System32\drivers\etc on Vista x64
Replies: 27
Views: 7554

Re: Can't access hosts file or System32\drivers\etc on Vista x64

admin wrote: Of course, there's always the option to migrate to another language. Not nice, but many have gone this way since VB was abandoned by MS, so it's an option. Dare I comment, a sensible option - not easy but future proof and will provide more opportunities I guess programming. Now is the t...
by graham
15 Jan 2010 14:02
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

zer0 wrote: That depends whether you define "make any change" as a user or as a programmer. I have done coding as part of my profession and even changing a label on a button constitutes a change, now if that isn't easy when coding XYplorer then that's whole different story and is concernin...
by graham
14 Jan 2010 22:46
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

Given that the quote from admin was shown in isolation from the preceding claims from zer0 I think admins respose was actually conservative and measured. XY has changed massively in a short time and these have been driven from user input as well as Don's own ideas. I think XY will change even more a...
by graham
12 Jan 2010 17:27
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

quote Zer0 More than 2.5 million people downloaded Office 2010 beta. More than 2 out of every 3 people who responded to the survey by Microsoft last month said that the Ribbon makes it easier to discover new features. That's a phenomenal statistic that shows how many people recognise importance of u...
by graham
12 Jan 2010 16:11
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

@zer0; Let me say from the outset that I have worked professionally for several years in product (mainly services) marketing and have done a lot of the theory, the courses and more importantly the actual graft of bringing a new product into being. That primarily started with market segmentation and ...
by graham
10 Jan 2010 15:56
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

As JC said things like MY Doc.... , Folders, etc do make me wince and like JC my background was from mainframes. All that is reasonable for people like us and this is where we have to give way. The modern PC is not a mainframe and the display is not monochrome text only and the typical users are not...
by graham
09 Jan 2010 19:38
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

JC quote: Exactly! For example, a lot of ppl I chat with online said that Aero was just a waste and never use it...looks nice (glossy), but no value...so there needs to be a way to keep both types of users happy...skins maybe? You need to use it before you base judgements on others - Aero Peek is a ...
by graham
09 Jan 2010 15:37
Forum: Wishes
Topic: Tough words about GUI
Replies: 375
Views: 50568

Re: Tough words about GUI

Terms like "cognitive patterns" and "evolutionary biology" Yes these are just the hype terminolgy used to make marketing 'experts' seem like experts. However, forget the terminology, forget the hype, forget the marketing speak and you can see ity is Not all crap in practice. Per...