Yet another Ecco question

Posted by Ken
Apr 22, 2014 at 03:52 AM

Wayne K wrote:
Pierre,
> >Yes, thanks. I downloaded the latest version a couple of days ago and
>am giving it another try. I know that it’s capable of doing that and a
>lot more,and the fact that it’s somewhat modeled on Ecco Pro makes it an
>obvious choice for me. I’ve just had a hard time grasping it in the
>past. Usually, I can go into a new program and pretty quickly figure
>out how it works. That hasn’t been the case with InfoQube. I end up
>frustrated because it does things I don’t understand and because I can’t
>figure out how to get it to do what seems like simple things.
>

Wayne,

I feel the same way. Its not that I do not like reading the manual, as I do, but if an action that I do not use often is not clear, then I have issues because I do not want to be spending time always having to look up commands and actions. I suspect that I did not have this issue with Ecco because I used it every day for so many years that actions were being done by “muscle memory” (like driving a manual transmission). Also, a program needs to be somewhat compatible with my expectations as to how it should operate. Like many of us, I have been using software for some time (since 1984), so I have seen my fair share of what makes sense and what does not. For example, while I have been using Adobe Lightroom since its introduction, I find much of their software to be quite unintuitive (especially PS Elements). I am willing to invest some time and effort, but there is a limit. At that point, I begin to seek alternatives. When my schedule permits, I plan on giving IQ another chance. But if it is too hard for me to get productive, then I would suspect that I am not the target audience.

—Ken
>I really appreciate the work you’ve put into this project. The fault is
>on my end. I’m just going to have to put in the time to really work
>through it and go back through your website tutorials. I know you’ve
>been very generous in offering your help to users and I may need to call
>on you for some more of that.
> >
>Wayne