...just to the UI. I have mostly worked with Poser 4 (only dabbled with 3) and find it to be mostly stable. The behaviors you described are completely unacceptable for a professional product/tool. They happen, but they are unacceptable. Software should work when you use it. Nope, I'm upset with a UI that disregards the standard interface conceits inherent to a UI. The file menu, for example, is hidden unless you mouse over it? WHY? There is no good reason in this instance -- it's not even saving me screen real estate. I also have SERIOUS qualms with Lightwave's insistence for sticking with a bunch of outdated AMIGA standards. On the Windows platform, UNDO = Ctrl+Z. REDO = Ctrl+Y. WHY the hell should I be forced to do u and U for functions that are standard to the OS? One of the best things about Macintosh was that it FORCED developers to adhere to the Mac OS standards before they would certify software for their OS. This made it possible to learn ALL applications faster (some reports comparing OS 7 to Win95/98 reported that Mac was up to 35% faster to learn because of its forced adherence to standards -- reported by Ziff-Davis). Now, I don't deny Bryce is a good program capable of outputting quality results (especially once I've taken the time to learn it). But that does NOT influence me to change my initial reaction: the hubris of creating a "cool interface" that negatively impacts usability should result in a strong bitch slapping of all involved. PS: Thanks for listening to my rant. My weekend has been a bit frustrating, and I don't mean to piss anyone off or start a flame war over this. I'm just TIRED of the application being a hindrance when it doesn't have to be.

Forum: Bryce

Subject: Increase interface size to fill whole screen?