Unless precision is an absolute requirement, give the example file at half the resolution of the wanted result. They will still get the gist of what is supposed to be done, with the desired layers and all, but won't be able to submit it as-is.
I love reading http://www.usabilityblog.com/ , which contains real world examples from around the web, and proposes applicable solutions. Learned a few tricks there.
Maximized is being hidden (changed to double-click, which you have to guess somehow, or RTFM, which means the UI is not intuitive) and minimize is not removed either, they say it could be re-enabled through gconf/dconf. So, they did hide the stuff in the glove compartment, without taking into account that these buttons have existed for the last 15+ years. If you don't use blinkers, that's your problem, but don't remove mines, and moreover replace it with blank space!
Your car just got its blinkers controls removed, but don't worry, the feature is still there. It just got moved to the gloves compartment... Don't worry, people will figure this out, and it will be as easy as before!
Disabling javascript is an option integrated in the browser. Can be disabled per site. You can also disable plugin auto-loading, and load them on-click, as needed.
Of course, they didn't put that much effort into it, considering they didn't know if it was ever going to be approved by Apple. There was a fair risk that their work would go to waste. It will probably improve from now on, now that they breached the door open.
Each time I do PS3 firmware or game updates, it takes forever to download close to 200 MB; something like a FULL HOUR. So, if I download a full movie from those servers, I'm not going to be able to watch it before a few days?
Because 1) you might want to hire foreign people, who might only speak English (and some other languages you don't know anyway),
In my area, all locals speak French (and no, I don't live in France), and our entire workforce speaks French, so speaking our language, or having the intention to learn it, is almost a hiring requirement.
and 2) the maintenance of your source code might be outsourced to some country, again with the only common language being English.
I wouldn't want that to happen, so I'm not gonna make it easier for my boss to outsource my job, unless I'm specifically instructed to write all comments in English.
we often have French variable names or French comments
Ah, that explains things.
I knew I shouldn't have mentioned that to avoid snarky comments of the sort.
Using english in the open source world is THE way to go, but in commercial applications that aren't distributed world-wide, in an area where everyone speaks the same language, why would they be "forced" to use english.
Here at work, even though we program in c++, we often have French variable names or French comments, because that more appropriate for us and it represents the concepts that we are more familiar with. But a while loop stays a while loop...
When Canada switched from miles to kilometers about 20 years ago, they replaced all speed limits on the roads from 30 mph to 50 km/h and such. My father is kind of a speeder on the roads, and he told me that he escaped many tickets by telling the police officer:
"I though those were MILES per hour, not KILOMETERS! I was driving less than 50 mph, sir!"
He did it often, until they figured out his trick. Ah, good family values!
By controlling the way people can get the workaround, Sony can then point to the number of downloads and say: "Only 15% of our users downloaded the workaround, so there's really no need to provide such workarounds." They will then feel justified to use copy-protected CD everywhere without workarounds and you'll have nothing to say about it.
You could set a key, let's say F9, to execute the command: Show popup menu, "Browser menu bar"
Or, you could add the following line toolbar.ini, which is a dual function button:
Button10, "Menu"="Enable menu bar, , , "Menu", "Window browser icon" | Disable menu bar, , , "Menu", "Window browser icon" + Show popup menu, "Browser menu bar""
(change the number 10 for the good number of the button)
I think you have to use the Status toolbar. Change it's position to show at the top, then drag all the buttons you want to keep from the address bar to the status toolbar. Then disable the address bar, and you're set.
It's a bit akward, but it works. But if you want to view the status, you'll have to relocate the status field elsewhere.
While I think the acid test is great, Opera has been uncharacteristically silent on getting XMLHttpRequest up to the Firefox/Safari/IE level. I know Opera will tell you "it is coming in version 8", but I thought the position of the one commerical browser of the bunch was to lead, not follow.
The XMLHttpRequest works really good in the latest Opera 8 betas. It IS implemented. As for CSS 2.0, it has been in Opera a long time ago.
Why do all the Fire/zilla mouse gesture packages use nearly identical mouse gestures from Opera
Mouse gestures can easily be edited in Opera preferences to match what you really want. It's interesting to note that the idea of mouse gestures came from Opera before it was copied by FireFox/Mozilla (Though I don't blame them, it's a great feature!).
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Unless precision is an absolute requirement, give the example file at half the resolution of the wanted result. They will still get the gist of what is supposed to be done, with the desired layers and all, but won't be able to submit it as-is.
Well, I actually meant to post this one: http://www.usabilitypost.com/archive/ but I guess that the one I just posted is fine too...!
I love reading http://www.usabilityblog.com/ , which contains real world examples from around the web, and proposes applicable solutions. Learned a few tricks there.
Maximized is being hidden (changed to double-click, which you have to guess somehow, or RTFM, which means the UI is not intuitive) and minimize is not removed either, they say it could be re-enabled through gconf/dconf. So, they did hide the stuff in the glove compartment, without taking into account that these buttons have existed for the last 15+ years. If you don't use blinkers, that's your problem, but don't remove mines, and moreover replace it with blank space!
Your car just got its blinkers controls removed, but don't worry, the feature is still there. It just got moved to the gloves compartment... Don't worry, people will figure this out, and it will be as easy as before!
Disabling javascript is an option integrated in the browser. Can be disabled per site. You can also disable plugin auto-loading, and load them on-click, as needed.
Of course, they didn't put that much effort into it, considering they didn't know if it was ever going to be approved by Apple. There was a fair risk that their work would go to waste. It will probably improve from now on, now that they breached the door open.
Each time I do PS3 firmware or game updates, it takes forever to download close to 200 MB; something like a FULL HOUR. So, if I download a full movie from those servers, I'm not going to be able to watch it before a few days?
Sony, upgrade your canadian server park!
I have voted twice in church basements, in Quebec City and Sherbrooke. But schools are indeed used more often.
BTW, if the practice would change to require us to write comments in English, I wouldn't mind at all, since I'm fluent in both.
But in my situation, since I'm given the choice, I write in whichever language feels right in that particular context.
Because 1) you might want to hire foreign people, who might only speak English (and some other languages you don't know anyway),
In my area, all locals speak French (and no, I don't live in France), and our entire workforce speaks French, so speaking our language, or having the intention to learn it, is almost a hiring requirement.
and 2) the maintenance of your source code might be outsourced to some country, again with the only common language being English.
I wouldn't want that to happen, so I'm not gonna make it easier for my boss to outsource my job, unless I'm specifically instructed to write all comments in English.
we often have French variable names or French comments
Ah, that explains things.
I knew I shouldn't have mentioned that to avoid snarky comments of the sort.
Using english in the open source world is THE way to go, but in commercial applications that aren't distributed world-wide, in an area where everyone speaks the same language, why would they be "forced" to use english.
Here at work, even though we program in c++, we often have French variable names or French comments, because that more appropriate for us and it represents the concepts that we are more familiar with. But a while loop stays a while loop...
I bought this nice cable for 15$ that allows you to plug any SATA or ATA IDE harddrive to a USB port. Basically, any HD becomes a portable USB drive!
I use it for backups or large data transfers that would split on multiple DVDs. Best 15$ I ever spent.
They don't have ads anymore. They stopped using ads YEARS ago.
Google Talk works in Opera.
Why waste precious ammo when you can just throw a bucket of water at it!
Any traffic that goes to Canada must first pass through US soil... MAP: http://news.com.com/2300-1033_3-6035611-1.html
Opera is not claiming to be the first, the post is.
When Canada switched from miles to kilometers about 20 years ago, they replaced all speed limits on the roads from 30 mph to 50 km/h and such. My father is kind of a speeder on the roads, and he told me that he escaped many tickets by telling the police officer:
"I though those were MILES per hour, not KILOMETERS! I was driving less than 50 mph, sir!"
He did it often, until they figured out his trick. Ah, good family values!
Why bother hindering at all?
By controlling the way people can get the workaround, Sony can then point to the number of downloads and say: "Only 15% of our users downloaded the workaround, so there's really no need to provide such workarounds." They will then feel justified to use copy-protected CD everywhere without workarounds and you'll have nothing to say about it.
You could set a key, let's say F9, to execute the command: Show popup menu, "Browser menu bar"
Or, you could add the following line toolbar.ini, which is a dual function button:
Button10, "Menu"="Enable menu bar, , , "Menu", "Window browser icon" | Disable menu bar, , , "Menu", "Window browser icon" + Show popup menu, "Browser menu bar""
(change the number 10 for the good number of the button)
I think you have to use the Status toolbar. Change it's position to show at the top, then drag all the buttons you want to keep from the address bar to the status toolbar. Then disable the address bar, and you're set.
It's a bit akward, but it works. But if you want to view the status, you'll have to relocate the status field elsewhere.
While I think the acid test is great, Opera has been uncharacteristically silent on getting XMLHttpRequest up to the Firefox/Safari/IE level. I know Opera will tell you "it is coming in version 8", but I thought the position of the one commerical browser of the bunch was to lead, not follow.
The XMLHttpRequest works really good in the latest Opera 8 betas. It IS implemented. As for CSS 2.0, it has been in Opera a long time ago.
Why do all the Fire/zilla mouse gesture packages use nearly identical mouse gestures from Opera
Mouse gestures can easily be edited in Opera preferences to match what you really want. It's interesting to note that the idea of mouse gestures came from Opera before it was copied by FireFox/Mozilla (Though I don't blame them, it's a great feature!).
Let the other browser creators build a site, publisize it and ashame M$. This might work but no guarantees.
The Acid2 test will not be built by OperaSoft but by the developpers of The Web Standards Project.
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