by eshutah » Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:20 pm
I have been a long-term user of MediaMonkey and been very happy with it. I especially like the spreadsheet-ish layout where I can have large quantities of data on the screen at the same time.
I have installed MM5. I'm using a desktop computer. The default screen has 14 huge tiles and a row of huge icons along the top, much like a cellphone or tablet app. When I maximize the app I get a screenful of tiles. How do I get the MM5 screen to look exactly like the MM4 screen?
If the answer is "you can't", I'd argue that this version is a new product and not an upgrade or update. Updates don't change the fundamental way a product is used, at least not without good reason. If I have to relearn how to use it I consider it a new product, and I have no interest in learning to use a new product that I find functionally inferior and annoying.
I have been writing software since the mid 1970's. Back then the focus was on providing the customer with what they wanted, not forcing what you feel like developing on the user. I have interacted with the authors of several apps that have to attitude, "If you can't use the program because of how I wrote it, go F-yourself." I'm a bit surprised that such a hostile business model is working.
I have been a long-term user of MediaMonkey and been very happy with it. I especially like the spreadsheet-ish layout where I can have large quantities of data on the screen at the same time.
I have installed MM5. I'm using a desktop computer. The default screen has 14 huge tiles and a row of huge icons along the top, much like a cellphone or tablet app. When I maximize the app I get a screenful of tiles. How do I get the MM5 screen to look exactly like the MM4 screen?
If the answer is "you can't", I'd argue that this version is a new product and not an upgrade or update. Updates don't change the fundamental way a product is used, at least not without good reason. If I have to relearn how to use it I consider it a new product, and I have no interest in learning to use a new product that I find functionally inferior and annoying.
I have been writing software since the mid 1970's. Back then the focus was on providing the customer with what they wanted, not forcing what you feel like developing on the user. I have interacted with the authors of several apps that have to attitude, "If you can't use the program because of how I wrote it, go F-yourself." I'm a bit surprised that such a hostile business model is working.