Config Files Backup to Avoid Interface Bug

I have recently upgraded to Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection. Although I
am impressed with the collection for the most part, I can't believe that Adobe
has not addressed a glaring bug in the user interface that will contsantly
corrupt the sites list and configuration files.

The bug stems from having a large website portfolio. As a web designer, as
well as a webmaster, I have just finished configuring most of the sites and
directories I need immediate access to. Dreamweaver CS3 could not import the
previous site list and configuration because of the interface bug which is
constantly corrupting that file. What happens, is that I select the website to
work on (say, dnsite.com) from the drop down list, and am satisied that I am
there. Unfortunately, my attention is diverted or I simply forget to click
somewhere else in the window. If I would click somewhere else in the window,
things would be fine. But that fact that I need to is a true interface bug,
because when I don't click somewhere else (for whatever reason), I look at my
list of files and immediately start to scroll down through the file list to get
to the file I want to work on, BY USING THE MOUSE WHEEL, like I always do.
However, because I have not clicked outside of that original site list drop
down box, that site list selector scrolls. The result is that Dw loads and
scans each site over and over until it comes to the end of the list, OR
CORRUPTS THE SITE LIST AND CONFIG FILE. This happens all the time with me, and
it is extremely infuriating. In order to combat this interface design bug, and
Dw's inability to protect its own configuration files by handling them
correctly, or even producing a backup file that it can revert to in the event
that it has corrupted that last site list and config file, this interface bug
has forced me to manually backup the site list and config file. But
apparently, this file has moved since Dreamweaver 2004 MX?

By the way, it would be simple to fix this bug with a simple pop-up dialogue
window that would disappear once the correct site was selected (duh... I
thought that Adobe's noted interface design excellence would have fixed this
strange idiotic flaw immediately, but I see they haven't addresses anything us
web designers want or need). I know Macromedia was working on the interface,
but they never did get it right and I was expecting BIG improvements from Adobe
RIGHT AWAY (because they are so good at it and Macromedia was so poor at UI
design).

Because of this this bug, and because I just configured over 60 websites that
I need to maintain immediate access to, I need to backup my website list and
configuration file, but I see that it has changed or moved. It used to be in
the application data folder in the folder up one directory from the My
Documents for my username on the computer, but I can't find it anymore. I
checked All Users as well. Where has this file gone, and what is it named, now?

By the way, as a default, you would be saving me and other web designers a
great deal of time (re)configuring my list of sites if you would have included
..psd .ai and .eps as file extensions to cloak. Macromedia didn't do this
because they didn't want to promote you, but you own this software now, update
it.

So little thought has gone into this update that I am truly dissapointed. Dw
used to improve with each update. You can't tell me anyone is happy with it
and keep a straight face.

-Doug
Symbiotic Design

SDesign wrote:

So little thought has gone into this update that I am truly dissapointed. Dw
used to improve with each update. You can't tell me anyone is happy with it
and keep a straight face.

Doug, I think it was rushed out of the door to be bundled with the CS3
package, very little changed between DW8 and CS3, the main changes was
the way CSS is handled. I think the next release which will probably be
6 to 18 months away will be the big one, with all the ui changes that
you expect.

Steve

This is complete nonsense.

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"Dooza" <doozadooza (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

SDesign wrote:
So little thought has gone into this update that I am truly
dissapointed. Dw used to improve with each update. You can't tell me
anyone is happy with it and keep a straight face.


Doug, I think it was rushed out of the door to be bundled with the CS3
package, very little changed between DW8 and CS3, the main changes was the
way CSS is handled. I think the next release which will probably be 6 to
18 months away will be the big one, with all the ui changes that you
expect.

Steve

Murray *ACE* wrote:

This is complete nonsense.

Which bit? The original post or my reply?

Steve

Your reply. While it is stated as a personal opinion, there is no basis in
fact.

CS3 was released on the traditional schedule. Although there is always a
rush as the time grows short, there was no truncation of development time,
other than that schedule.

The changes to CS3 are definitely significant, but can only be determined
subjectively by how they impact your workflow. Apparently you are not so
impacted by them, but you cannot infer from that that others will not be. I
certainly operate more efficiently with CS3 than with DW8 and would have a
very hard time reverting.

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"Dooza" <doozadooza (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Murray *ACE* wrote:
This is complete nonsense.


Which bit? The original post or my reply?

Steve

Murray *ACE* wrote:

Your reply. While it is stated as a personal opinion, there is no basis
in fact.

CS3 was released on the traditional schedule. Although there is always
a rush as the time grows short, there was no truncation of development
time, other than that schedule.

The changes to CS3 are definitely significant, but can only be
determined subjectively by how they impact your workflow. Apparently
you are not so impacted by them, but you cannot infer from that that
others will not be. I certainly operate more efficiently with CS3 than
with DW8 and would have a very hard time reverting.

Your right, I should have stated it was personal opinion not fact.

Steve