RANT: FM 9.0 -

[Bill Swallow]

I wouldn't say it's hard to use, but it certainly is difficult to use
efficiently. As you say, pods are everywhere. I am constantly hiding
and changing the docking location for ones I use regularly because
they are always in the way of the authoring area. The tool should not
get in the way of the task for which it was designed.

And yes, the lack of contrast in the UI itself makes the UI a bit
difficult to stare at and read, but that appears to be an Adobe thing
because RoboHelp is the same way, only brighter.

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Sharon Burton <sharon at anthrobytes.com> wrote:
> And speaking as a 40-mumbley-aged person, the contrast of the black text on
> the grey interface sucks, even with my reading glasses. I hate playing with
> all the pods that fly about. I don't like the focus changing unexpectedly, I
> just dislike having to pay so much attention to my interface, as it takes
> away from authoring effort and breaks my concentration.
>
> In general, I really dislike the new interface. It doesn't look like a
> Windows app and it's hard to use.

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