Within minutes I am stymied and repelled by conventions which seem quite unlike any other OS X app:
Can't undo most actions.
Can't select text from a list, like a spreadsheet. I just want to be able to do this occasionally.
Can't seem to format a column, just one item at a time!
Pop-ups in a form don't work like in OS X - it's like a clumsy webpage.
Lists are just ugly.
Form design looks ugly, as it did 6 years ago.
There's an image field but I can't drag an image to it.
etc...
I know I shouldn't pass judgement in minutes but every year I try to get into Filemaker. I owned, used and largely disliked v7 or 8 for a while.
I'd just like an easy to use database with a few decent reporting features. Why can't they make an app with the ease and style of Bento and some of the features of Filemaker?
I'm glad I'm not the only one, Peter. When I said Bento had style, I meant in its more Mac-like interface. Obviously the templates are all ghastly but I found some templates online (Search for Neutrals) that get rid of the all the garish colours, marker felt and US Typewriter.
I wish Bento would allow form design using actual OS X elements and allow you to strip down the database into a sort of stand-alone app.
And if we could make reports with our data that would be useful too.
I'd be happiest if an updated Bento/Filemaker was rolled into iWork and picked up an iWork-style interface.
Has Netnewswire stopped working with iWeb feeds? And those 'search feeds' I set up in the original Netnewswire - do they still work? (Apparently not for me).
Any chance the pre-Google functionality will return in full?
This is a really cool app that will definitely appeal to some people. I'm using it to replace a bunch of stickies that used to clutter my desktop.
Maybe I'm missing something but I keep wishing there was an OS X 'clear' cross at the right hand side of the search/title text entry box. Is there a quick way to return to the whole list? At the moment I have to select the text in the box and press delete which seems a bit clumsy.
I just updated as prompted and now I'm getting no sound (and no recordings either, even though it goes through the motions). So no iPod content for me this week...
This is easily my favourite visualiser. The effects are stunning. I beamed this onto the ceiling at a party.
Although there are only a few main themes, their ability to vary with the music are impressive.
As with all visualisers, I wish there was a way to run them outside iTunes so that they can be easily assigned to a second monitor (full screen) and react to audio from the built-in microphone. Any developers know if this would be possible?
Neat interface but where's the "export all" option that would make it a very worthwhile purchase (if it opened the documents I have in mind, which it doesn't - email on the way!).
Thanks. The new features look like just what I need. I have some big .pdfs to get stuck into so I'll let you know how I get on (now that I am paid up!).
Great software despite a needlessly innovative interface. Capable of some cool effects and very compatible with iWork.
Try buying a licence without registration backup service though. No don't bother, you can't. So don't forget, it costs slightly more than they say. But hey, you don't need to write down your keycode.
It does exactly what it says - it's great for getting resources up on the screen quickly in class.
I wish the images were automatically 'constrained' to their proportions. I usually have to mask and scale A4 portrait sized things so that they are readable at 800 x 600.
+8
FileMaker Pro
Can't undo most actions.
Can't select text from a list, like a spreadsheet. I just want to be able to do this occasionally.
Can't seem to format a column, just one item at a time!
Pop-ups in a form don't work like in OS X - it's like a clumsy webpage.
Lists are just ugly.
Form design looks ugly, as it did 6 years ago.
There's an image field but I can't drag an image to it.
etc...
I know I shouldn't pass judgement in minutes but every year I try to get into Filemaker. I owned, used and largely disliked v7 or 8 for a while.
I'd just like an easy to use database with a few decent reporting features. Why can't they make an app with the ease and style of Bento and some of the features of Filemaker?
+1
+11
I wish Bento would allow form design using actual OS X elements and allow you to strip down the database into a sort of stand-alone app.
And if we could make reports with our data that would be useful too.
I'd be happiest if an updated Bento/Filemaker was rolled into iWork and picked up an iWork-style interface.
+1
NetNewsWire
Any chance the pre-Google functionality will return in full?
Notational Velocity
Maybe I'm missing something but I keep wishing there was an OS X 'clear' cross at the right hand side of the search/title text entry box. Is there a quick way to return to the whole list? At the moment I have to select the text in the box and press delete which seems a bit clumsy.
Thanks though, I still like it a lot.
iRecordMusic
Magnetosphere
Although there are only a few main themes, their ability to vary with the music are impressive.
As with all visualisers, I wish there was a way to run them outside iTunes so that they can be easily assigned to a second monitor (full screen) and react to audio from the built-in microphone. Any developers know if this would be possible?
Port Peg
I tried exporting png and tiff files and the size was pointlessly small. How come you can control the thumbnail size but not the actual image size?!
ImageVacuum
+11
Yes you are right, the images were scanned into Word on a PC (It's the quickest way to use the sheet-feeding scanner in the office).
I have many of these documents and I would love to be able to turn every page into a high quality PNG file.
Why should the application ignore the images just because they are large and occupy the whole page?
+11
(The version with the batch convert is the one I really want I guess. Good luck with that)
+11
+2
PDF Image Extractor
"Could not save document - there was an error"
-1
Art Text
Try buying a licence without registration backup service though. No don't bother, you can't. So don't forget, it costs slightly more than they say. But hey, you don't need to write down your keycode.
PDF to Keynote
I wish the images were automatically 'constrained' to their proportions. I usually have to mask and scale A4 portrait sized things so that they are readable at 800 x 600.
TubeTV
I recently installed the Safari 4 beta and I don't seem to get any sound with my movies.
Is there a connection here? (Obviously if there is, it's my problem, but I thought someone would like to know).
+11