Comments on: AutoCAD 2009 – Layer Palette and performance http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/10/autocad-2009-layer-palette-and-performance/ Mostly AutoCAD discussion, but also music, image manipulation and video Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/10/autocad-2009-layer-palette-and-performance/#comment-3878 Steve Johnson Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:28:08 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=78#comment-3878 No, 2009 and 1010 both select the current layer for me. I wonder if there are some specific circumstances that could be triggering this for you? No, 2009 and 1010 both select the current layer for me. I wonder if there are some specific circumstances that could be triggering this for you?

]]> By: Mark http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/10/autocad-2009-layer-palette-and-performance/#comment-3876 Mark Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:27:11 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=78#comment-3876 Have you noticed that when opening the old LM in AC 2009 it doesn't scroll automatically to the current layer? Is there any solution of thic irritating problem? Have you noticed that when opening the old LM in AC 2009 it doesn’t scroll automatically to the current layer? Is there any solution of thic irritating problem?

]]> By: R.K. McSwain http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/10/autocad-2009-layer-palette-and-performance/#comment-232 R.K. McSwain Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:06:02 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=78#comment-232 I wonder what percentage of 2009 users (non-beta tester users) know about CLASSICLAYER and/or LAYERDLGMODE? It's not like these are highlighted in the marketing tools... For your average Joe at Company ABC who doesn't read AutoCAD blogs or websites and he/she gets 2009 dropped on their machine - that person will suffer with the poor performance. I wonder what percentage of 2009 users (non-beta tester users) know about CLASSICLAYER and/or LAYERDLGMODE?

It’s not like these are highlighted in the marketing tools… For your average Joe at Company ABC who doesn’t read AutoCAD blogs or websites and he/she gets 2009 dropped on their machine – that person will suffer with the poor performance.

]]> By: Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/10/autocad-2009-layer-palette-and-performance/#comment-225 Steve Johnson Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:43:57 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=78#comment-225 Despite its problems, I think Autodesk was right to leave this particular feature in rather than remove it before release. Many users will be happy it's there and won't notice any problems with it. As long as it remains optional and the old modal interface is retained and updated in parallel, I'll be content. As for why problems aren't fixed before release, it comes down to the development cycle not being long enough. That's a problem that needs urgent attention, as I noted in this month's <a href="http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/Column%3A++Bug+Watch/The-Ghost-of-Releases-Past-Haunts-AutoCAD-2009-Bug/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504820?contextCategoryId=6812" rel="nofollow">Bug Watch</a>. Despite its problems, I think Autodesk was right to leave this particular feature in rather than remove it before release. Many users will be happy it’s there and won’t notice any problems with it. As long as it remains optional and the old modal interface is retained and updated in parallel, I’ll be content.

As for why problems aren’t fixed before release, it comes down to the development cycle not being long enough. That’s a problem that needs urgent attention, as I noted in this month’s Bug Watch.

]]> By: R.K. McSwain http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/10/autocad-2009-layer-palette-and-performance/#comment-224 R.K. McSwain Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:34:09 +0000 http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=78#comment-224 Sometimes it makes sense to NOT listen to user wishes. Surely there were complaints/suggestions during beta testing? I wonder why they were not addressed before releasing? Sometimes it makes sense to NOT listen to user wishes.

Surely there were complaints/suggestions during beta testing? I wonder why they were not addressed before releasing?

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