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Request - More Mac-like Menu Behavior

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glynor:
Bob, I merged your thread into another thread that had been going on the same topic.

bobkatz:
It's not that the menus are non-standard. That wouldn't annoy me, but Macs are all about ergonomics and if I have to do an extra click when the movement should be fluid, then I'm going to complain.

Since JRiver signed on to produce a Mac program, then it should behave to a great extent like a Mac program. For the most part it does, but needing an extra click to slide horizontally between menus in the menu bar will not fly. It is annoying. Not just for a Mac user but for a PC user who switches over to Mac and wants a smooth user experience.

Sorry JRiver. Ergonomics of basic menu operation should be a priority. Ergonomics in general should be a priority. You have this fluidity working on the PC side. In fact, it amazes me to see that the PC side is easier to use than the Mac. That's shocking to a Mac fan like me... 

Before I used DOS or Mac I knew CP/M very well. I am a Mac user since 1986. I have 14 computers in the house, and four NAS's. I have a strong understanding of how to use Linux and have programmed a script for RSync in Linux. I have 8 Pcs and 6 Macs and know the strengths and weaknesses of each OS very well. So I know both GUI and text entry very well and I live with a lot of ergonomic weakness every day.

Even so, even though most of the day I use a PC-based DAW for mastering, I'm still more fond of OSX than Windows, so it burns me to find an application that doesn't perform up to Mac's ergonomic standards.

flying dutchman:
Completely agree with “bobkatz”! I use MC for years and love it, and pay for it, but to be honest every time I use it, it bothers me that the menu is different to my other Mac apps. And everytime a new version comes, just like the 21, first thing I look at is if the menue is fixed. And everytime I am dissappointed. I am sure you are doing very smart technical stuff in every version, but I just use the sw for listening to music. I don’t use Windows anymore now for many years, so I really can not compare to the Windows version, and also really don’t understand why the comparison is relevant, old world thing?

flying dutchman:
Did I actually read that you are evaluating if the effort to adjust the menu to Mac standards would attract additional paying customers? I am a dum paying customer who was expecting that this would of course be coming soon after I bought the v18 on June 7 in 2013. I just paid again for v21 but will not be dum anough to do that again if this menu thing is not adjusted. How about customer sat, I thought that was the basis of every business.

glynor:
There have been no comments on this from JRiver staff in this thread. Just a bunch of us users speculating.  I don't work for or speak for them, to be clear.

They read these posts, but don't always answer for a whole host of reasons.

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