FLASH: OT: All about the UI...

[maxx]

JD, or whatever kind tech happens to be reading this,


I'm a smidge concerned about this unified interface that I read in your

White Paper yesterday. Adobe went through this concept quite some time ago,

and really ticked me off by restructuring Illustrator so that it would

conform to Photoshop's interface and "method of working". Their toolbar

changed dramatically and several functions got moved around, one of which

used to be keystroked. It really dropped my efficiency and confidence in the

product considering none of their changes had appeared to be "user

requests".


All I really want to know is how radical is this change going to be. I'm not

so worried about Flash, as from the screenshots and descriptions, it's a

total efficiency makeover. However, is this makeover going to radically

affect FW and DW in that their interfaces will be radically redesigned?


A friend of mine, also a loyal MM follower expressed his concern as this: "I

want the UI to reflect the tools, not the corporate image." Alleviate our

concerns and tell us this is not a reflection of the MM plan. I'm comforted

that this is a user request, but I'd rather hear it from you.



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