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Topic History of: Comic Life Magiq + Illustrator = woes
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Kelly	Double post king returns! Of course, just tell me to hide the photo well, make CLM's window slightly narrower, and drag images from a Finder window. It's almost everything I need. I can be so daft sometimes.
Kelly	keith wrote: Hi Kelly, I do have a question about your particular request for a list view.. did you want this view to simply have text in it? And is there another application which behaves in a similar way to what you would like Comic Life Magiq to? Excellent question, thank you for asking. I realize that my workflow might not be the same as every other Comic Life user's but I tend to grab images one at a time on an as needed basis and thus a command such as InDesign's "Place..." or Mail's "Attach" do the trick for me. I can view the standard open dialog any number of ways and can customize the folder list on the left to allow easy access to my drop folders thus it has all the flexibility I need. With such a command in Comic Works Magiq I could hide the Photo Well and never look at it again I guess it's my being forced to use the interface that bothers me the most. I believe most actions should be available through the menu bar but of course CLM seems to have put minimal focus on that particular UI element. And I apologise for my shoddy terminology, it's been over 10 years since I designed Macintosh applications, long before OS X
KeynoteKen	Kelly wrote: you might argue that the window occupies few resources I'd never argue. Each person's computer is theirs to use as they like. Providing feedback to the fine folks at plasq only helps them make that part of it better for you if the Photo area has a "display as list" option I could have cut that by a significant amount. I wonder how much is the list and how much is the extensive usage of Core Animation, Core Image, etc. I think future 10.5 apps are going to be harder on laptops since the GPU will be "live" more of the time.
keith	Hi Kelly, Thanks for all the feedback - we'll do our best to resolve these issues. I do have a question about your particular request for a list view.. did you want this view to simply have text in it? And is there another application which behaves in a similar way to what you would like Comic Life Magiq to?
Kelly	KeynoteKen wrote: The "New From Template" command just brings the template selection window to the front. If you don't want to select a Template, just click back on the document window. Is that what you're referring to there? I realise that it can be hidden but why the inability to close it or cancel it completely? I like to run a resource tight ship and while you might argue that the window occupies few resources it's more resources than if the window behaved like every other window (i.e. closable). The closability and cancel-ability is arguably a core feature of MacOS. What is the intention of not allowing the user to close the window? Why not use the iPhoto database? Many consumers are likely to have their photos in iPhoto and may be accustomed to accessing their photos there (as they do in iWork and iLife). And, no, the Photo area doesn't work that way There's a small curlicue arrow in the upper right corner of the directory selection window that's for refreshing that view. Saw the refresh arrow and was coming back to post my discovery. Thanks. Okay, sure, most users use iPhoto indeed. My comment was misplaced however I think Magiq's reliance on iPhoto's mechanisms shows too heavily in its UI. It, like the new iPhoto and iMovieHD are pigs when it comes to eating up processor cycles (and battery life). No need for a (cool, awesome, etc...) comic editor to be as reckless. A simple list would consume far fewer cycles. There are much more pressing (crashes) issues that need attending to but I would ask plasq to consider a list view for the Photo area of the screen a priority for an update. I have gotten a lot of enjoyment out of Magiq today but I've had to stay plugged in much more than when I wasn't running Magiq. Normally I run Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop and half a dozen other apps and with the addition of Magiq, I'd say my battery life dropped by ~30 minutes. Granted, I was using the Photo area a lot as I was just experimenting with this new toy but still...if the Photo area has a "display as list" option I could have cut that by a significant amount.
KeynoteKen	The "New From Template" command just brings the template selection window to the front. If you don't want to select a Template, just click back on the document window. Is that what you're referring to there? Why not use the iPhoto database? Many consumers are likely to have their photos in iPhoto and may be accustomed to accessing their photos there (as they do in iWork and iLife). And, no, the Photo area doesn't work that way There's a small curlicue arrow in the upper right corner of the directory selection window that's for refreshing that view.

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