TheBlueSkyRanger opened this issue on Sep 10, 2020 ยท 17 posts
TheBlueSkyRanger posted Sun, 27 September 2020 at 12:55 PM
BabaBozo posted at 12:48PM Sun, 27 September 2020 - #4399369
This is an issue which is best solved by the developers. Explaining all of the above to new users one by one by one by one for years is very well intentioned and generous, but also highly inefficient. And also often ineffective, as it would be easy to read this entire thread (and others like it) and still not understand how the system works....
It's great that members are willing to assist new members, and I am personally grateful for the help I've received. All I'm suggesting is that such helping is just a highly imperfect patch, and not the real solution. The real solution will arrive when a consensus arises within the Poser community that content installation confusion is an unacceptable threat to the Poser community, including all the experienced long time users.
Well, to be fair, in this instance, I don't think it's fair to pin this on Rendo. The Poser I'm using is 8, which is (I believe) a 2009 vintage. I had used Poser 6 for artist reference in drawing my comic books at the time, and there are new features in 8 that I don't recall. I would suppose that 11.3 has a lot of advancements and is a lot more intuitive than 8 simply because they've had 10 years or more to refine and improve it. Remember, the only reason I'm testing out with Poser 8 is because 1) I want to see if I have the ability to make 3D animations work and 2) it was waaaaaaaay cheaper than a current version of Poser. Making things intuitive for the end user is a laudable goal. But when you have to bargain hunt, you don't always get the best options. An imperfect patch that enables you to get things done is better than no patch at all. Not dismissing what you say, just saying I appreciate having help even with outdated software.