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« on: January 21, 2009, 04:18:12 PM »
I hear what all are saying. Forgive me but I'm a long-time development manager and the issue still remains. It's not a big deal but excuses are still excuses. I'm simply pointing out something I found to be lacking in the case of novice users and pointed it out. Work-around solutions always exist but they're still exactly that--they exist solely because the product doesn't provide for it itself. It's little different than if Microsoft attempted to not include a spelling checker in Word simply because users could always use a dictionary or get some other solution from another provider. If you think that's silly then you don't know your history. This was once the case, and excuse, for not having it in the earliest versions of Word (and other word processors). Each vendor found it made for a much better product offering to just provide the missing feature themselves.
Again, don't take this the wrong way. I'm not being critical here. I'm a fan. I'm just a picky one that strives for completeness.