This software is great, but it's missing one feature that I believe is crucial: disabling outer border while maintaining the borders between images.
This is important for those of us creating slideshows that mix individual photographs with multi-frame photo collages. At present, I either have to draw a border around the individual non-collaged images (and hope I get the dimensions right, as Collage does not allow you to enter a precise figure for border width) to match the border found on in the collage slides, or have slides that are incongruous, going between full-bleed slide to bordered collage slide.
I can't access "sync". I can't access "clear browsing data". I can't access "preferences". Every time I click on these options from the Chromium menu, the browser opens a new "about:blank" tab. However, I can go visit any website I wish.
This has got to be a bug. Or is it because I have Google's Chrome installed on the same drive... or open? (Although I tried quitting it, to no avail). Does anyone have a suggestions?
Feature request:
Currently, to label any message in the inbox, you have to right click, scroll down, select label, pick the label, and then you're done.
This works well if you intend on using ONE label per message. This system breaks all the way down in terms of efficiency if you need to apply multiple labels to a message, as you have to repeat the action for every single message.
Gmail resolves the problem by allowing you to checkmark every applicable label before applying them. Sparrow needs to implement a similar feature. As it stands, it's very inefficient. This inefficiency applies both to inbox labelling and in-message labelling.
This is a very fine program and the best Gmail client that I could find. It is the only one, aside from Mailplane, that plays well with Gmail without forcing me to figure out the correct setup procedure so as to avoid duplication, or incorrect creation, of labels. The problem with Mailplane is that it's too expensive for being a dedicated Gmail browser with hotkey-wired buttons.
I was worried when features for other IMAP compatible services was announced, and I don't plan on using them, but as long as they maintain dedication to Gmail compatibility, I'll remain pleased. The added services only serve to make this a much better value.
I only wish the developers would their non-App Store version more obvious, and possibly accessible through this. That's the version I purchased, even though I could've had it through Apple's store.
There are some features I wish the developer works towards implementing, such as some of the more popular Lab items [super stars!].
Lastly, I wish it were obviously requested that you turn off the Lab's Advanced IMAP controls. For a while, I thought the program was bug ridden and couldn't send messages.
I just tried using this beta, and it either takes an extremely long time analyzing very few cookies, or the program is buggy. The problem is this: it starts scanning as soon as I open it, the progress pie gets to slightly passed halfway (35 minutes on a clock face) immediately, and then it sits there, spinning it's analysis gears, but never finishing. I gave up... I don't have THAT many cookies.
What's with the huge contact list? Do I really need THAT much space devoted to determining whether to chat, video, or call? In the space of three Skype contacts, Adium manages to fit eight. Adium's contact list is also less than half as wide and doesn't have an unnecessary side folder. It doesn't appear like people put much effort into designing this user interface.
This is a question to the developer. I have Mac OS 10.6 and RPP, for which I haven't yet donated-will Snow Leopard override your multiprocessor utilization limit? From what I'm noticing, the program seems to be using all four of my Mac Pro's cores to make adjustments.
The game is ridiculously slow. I've got a Mac Pro with a Quad Xeon and an Nvidia Geforce 8800GT, and the game runs like molasses at 1920by1200 resolutionw ith full settings on.
Now, if you think the high settings are to blame, think again: the computer is more than capable of handling it. When I boot into Windows XP Pro and play the same game with the same settings and screen resolution, the game is has smooth frame rates and responds quickly.
Aspyr: please wake up on this. We want to seriously enjoy this amazing game without being hampered by performance bugs, and without having to rely on Windows. :(
Something is wrong here. Here's the situation:
I click on an email from my inbox and open the message. After reading it, I either want to reply, forward, or delete it. However, neither of the toolbar buttons for these actions works. They're clickable but the click results in absolutely no action. Funny enough, the "New" button works well and according to the parameters I've outlined in the preferences.
"Connection to Gmail could not be established. Either your connection is not available or Gmail is unavailable. Please, retry later."
The message is a lie. It makes no sense, because it can quite easily receive mail and it also saves as drafts the messages it supposedly can't send because of a connection issue with Gmail.
Currently using the trial and noticed the following,
one bug:
In the Template tab of the Preferences window, and also in the Contacts view the arrows immediately adjacent to the scrollbar (the down arrow for the top, the up arrow at the bottom) are blank.
calendar concern:
Multi-day all-day events are not shown to span the entire period for which they are designated. They are only shown as events for the first day in the period. This should be amended to behave similarly to iCal.
This version has stopped detecting my Kobo Reader. I've unplugged and replugged numerous times. I've also run the setup wizard many times. Kobo no longer shows up as a device under Calibre.
Horrible port. The screenshot above is not from the Mac version, and should be removed until the following bugs are fixed:
-no dynamic shadows as the game has on Windows (and in the screenshot)
-no anti-aliasing option
What's the deal? When is this going to be fixed? Why was it left out? It's a fairly evident feature and I noticed its absence as soon as I fired up the game. Someone was either incompetent or the game was rushed to market with the flaws (despite numerous delays in delivery).
This update has bugs in it. Whereas my network was A-Okay with the previous version, it now has a major issue: it periodically loses connection every dozen minutes or so. It does this by either disconnecting me from my network (even though my network remains in the pull down list) or by simply losing connection to the Internet even if the network connection remains strong. In each case, turning off airport and turning it back on fixes the problem.
Causes Mail.app to crash whenever it checks for new mail. Uninstalled.
Aside from that, tabs don't belong at the topmost part of the window. This is weird and not worth the extra few pixels it saves for viewing the web. Honestly, it's less than 20 pixels; who really cares about that? It looks awful and doesn't seem to follow any of Apple's own guidelines for user interfacing.
I don't know about anyone else, but ever since version 1.3, MSN has been causing me miniature headaches every time I login/start up the program. It keeps telling me
Unable to add user
Unknown error (205)
I also receive "Buddy list synchronization" issues. I tried to add someone I deleted a few months back, and the contact exists on the local list but not on the MSN server list. Whether I click "no" or "yes" for the sync option, the program seems lack a reaction. Selecting yes doesn't actually synchronize the contact to the server.
Does the Adium team plan on addressing this at all, or is this an error with MSN's servers?
cf/x collage
Mischivo reviewed on 29 Feb 2012
This is important for those of us creating slideshows that mix individual photographs with multi-frame photo collages. At present, I either have to draw a border around the individual non-collaged images (and hope I get the dimensions right, as Collage does not allow you to enter a precise figure for border width) to match the border found on in the collage slides, or have slides that are incongruous, going between full-bleed slide to bordered collage slide.
Sparrow
+1
Chromium
I can't access "sync". I can't access "clear browsing data". I can't access "preferences". Every time I click on these options from the Chromium menu, the browser opens a new "about:blank" tab. However, I can go visit any website I wish.
This has got to be a bug. Or is it because I have Google's Chrome installed on the same drive... or open? (Although I tried quitting it, to no avail). Does anyone have a suggestions?
+5
Sparrow
Currently, to label any message in the inbox, you have to right click, scroll down, select label, pick the label, and then you're done.
This works well if you intend on using ONE label per message. This system breaks all the way down in terms of efficiency if you need to apply multiple labels to a message, as you have to repeat the action for every single message.
Gmail resolves the problem by allowing you to checkmark every applicable label before applying them. Sparrow needs to implement a similar feature. As it stands, it's very inefficient. This inefficiency applies both to inbox labelling and in-message labelling.
+2
Sparrow
Mischivo reviewed on 22 Mar 2011
I was worried when features for other IMAP compatible services was announced, and I don't plan on using them, but as long as they maintain dedication to Gmail compatibility, I'll remain pleased. The added services only serve to make this a much better value.
I only wish the developers would their non-App Store version more obvious, and possibly accessible through this. That's the version I purchased, even though I could've had it through Apple's store.
There are some features I wish the developer works towards implementing, such as some of the more popular Lab items [super stars!].
Lastly, I wish it were obviously requested that you turn off the Lab's Advanced IMAP controls. For a while, I thought the program was bug ridden and couldn't send messages.
+1
Cookie Stumbler
+8
Skype
+1
Raw Photo Processor
+1
SimCity 4 Rush Hour
mischivo reviewed on 22 Feb 2008
Now, if you think the high settings are to blame, think again: the computer is more than capable of handling it. When I boot into Windows XP Pro and play the same game with the same settings and screen resolution, the game is has smooth frame rates and responds quickly.
Aspyr: please wake up on this. We want to seriously enjoy this amazing game without being hampered by performance bugs, and without having to rely on Windows. :(
HandBrake
Google Chrome
Mailplane
I click on an email from my inbox and open the message. After reading it, I either want to reply, forward, or delete it. However, neither of the toolbar buttons for these actions works. They're clickable but the click results in absolutely no action. Funny enough, the "New" button works well and according to the parameters I've outlined in the preferences.
Help?
Sparrow
"Connection to Gmail could not be established. Either your connection is not available or Gmail is unavailable. Please, retry later."
The message is a lie. It makes no sense, because it can quite easily receive mail and it also saves as drafts the messages it supposedly can't send because of a connection issue with Gmail.
Relationship
one bug:
In the Template tab of the Preferences window, and also in the Contacts view the arrows immediately adjacent to the scrollbar (the down arrow for the top, the up arrow at the bottom) are blank.
calendar concern:
Multi-day all-day events are not shown to span the entire period for which they are designated. They are only shown as events for the first day in the period. This should be amended to behave similarly to iCal.
calibre
+1
The Sims 3
-no dynamic shadows as the game has on Windows (and in the screenshot)
-no anti-aliasing option
What's the deal? When is this going to be fixed? Why was it left out? It's a fairly evident feature and I noticed its absence as soon as I fired up the game. Someone was either incompetent or the game was rushed to market with the flaws (despite numerous delays in delivery).
AirPort Utility
Apple Safari
Aside from that, tabs don't belong at the topmost part of the window. This is weird and not worth the extra few pixels it saves for viewing the web. Honestly, it's less than 20 pixels; who really cares about that? It looks awful and doesn't seem to follow any of Apple's own guidelines for user interfacing.
Adium
I don't know about anyone else, but ever since version 1.3, MSN has been causing me miniature headaches every time I login/start up the program. It keeps telling me
Unable to add user
Unknown error (205)
I also receive "Buddy list synchronization" issues. I tried to add someone I deleted a few months back, and the contact exists on the local list but not on the MSN server list. Whether I click "no" or "yes" for the sync option, the program seems lack a reaction. Selecting yes doesn't actually synchronize the contact to the server.
Does the Adium team plan on addressing this at all, or is this an error with MSN's servers?
Bookit