Question on Create menu in v5.6

[uuderzo]

When I purchased PTE (v5.5) was just to produce EXEs.

So, when in v5.6 a popup menu appeared when pressing the Create button,

I did not appreciate this.

Since PTE was primarily intended to produce EXEs, my wish is that the main

function should be EXE creation, and other options should be under an "Export"

menu.

This will warn the user that the main format is EXE, and all other formats (which

are under the Export menu) are supposed to be somewhat lesser quality.

Personally, when I see an Export command in the "File" menu of an application,

I think that the formats under this command are for compatibility with other

standards, but are not able to fullfill all the power of the application.

So, my choice would be to "relegate" the video formats under an "Export"

command, and to keep the EXE creation standalone. If you think about it,

EXE creation and video output are two distinct worlds.

Regards... Umberto

[fh1805]

Umberto,

I think that is an excellent suggestion! I hope Igor adopts it.

regards,

Peter

[Igor]

Thanks for your all thoughts and suggestions!

Probably it better to add second button to the bottom part of the main inteface?

It should solve this problem and will highlight EXE format as primary output option.

Create EXE file | Export (all video options) | Preview | etc

[davegee]

That should please most people Igor.

What changes will this mean (if any) in the top left (Menu) portion of the interface?

DaveG

[westonphoto]

Given that Microsoft and Adobe (among many other mainstream players) twiddle with the GUI extensively, I personally have (and never have had) no problem with the configuration of the 'Create' menu in v5.6.0. However, it appears that others find it problematical despite the fact that one very shortly becomes accustomed to the positions of one's 'favourite' options. My vote would therefore go with Igor's own suggestion earlier today (ie two posts up from this one). Clean, simple, logical and practical.

My general feeling is that this discussion is peripheral. There are elements which one person uses habitually which another may never, ever use (eg. for me, Vimeo output is neither use nor ornament but that doesn't make it's inclusion wrong globally). The danger is, I feel, that by trying to accommodate all requirements we could end up with a bloated (aka slow, unreliable, clunky, unusable) programme which would please nobody. Anyone who was looked at Pro Show Gold, let alone Producer, in terms of bloat will know instantly what I mean. There are other areas than the one under discussion which I feel are far more important. Others may differ. At present, we can all work with what is available so why make us all learn again? It may be possible to programme a configurable desktop (as in Photoshop) so each could tailor the interface to their own requirements - but would it improve the quality of output one little bit? It would certainly provide more coding work but to negligible end-user advantage.

(Long time watcher, very rare contributor)

[xahu34]

... My general feeling is that this discussion is peripheral ...

Perhaps the best contribution in this thread.

Regards,

Xaver

Munich

[Ken Cox]

THIS THREAD FROM 2003

please the whole thread and think about it the next time the thought "i would like to have" enters your mind

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....entry1984

I am not saying that we should stay stagnant but

ken

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Take deep breaths Ken

Regards Eric

[Ken Cox]

Dont worry Eric i will be reminding the forum of that link quite often in the future :)

ken