Sametime 8 first impression
by Volker Weber
A few things have been fixed, for instance the dock icon or the menu. But fonts are still a mess. The screenshot above shows default values. This is a clean install. Count the number of font sizes and notice how it cuts off names in bold. The screenshot has been scaled down. The header shows the defaut screen font so you can get a grip on how large or small some of the fonts are compared to "normal". Clock settings are also not inherited from the system (not using AM/PM here).
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looks like Office Communicator. Who lookup from whoever :-)
Have you had a chance to try the Symbian smartphone support?
@Jörg,
try out mobile support on http://stdemo3.dfw.ibm.com/mobile - you may want to register first on http://stdemo3.dfw.ibm.com. This site is still on 7.5.1 but should soon be updated to ST 8.
the Linux instance is not much better (if at all) - mostly it is lacking the polish of the Windows version. Many multi-platform applications have a clear bias toward one platform above all others - especially when it comes to the user interface.
I've installed it but can't get it to work. All it does is bounce a few times and then dies. New feature maybe? Bounce-and-die?
Wow...I can't believe that I was off-line!
What community is this screenshot pointing at?
Yours. :-)
Some of the design elements in the ST 8 client are so ridiculous I cant understand how someone dreamed them up.
Take a look at the selection list for timezones in the geographic location preferences tab. This list is in country order! completely unusable. Which one do I use for Manila?
We clearly have a few bugs relating to fonts. The default font set is obviously unsuitable for a Mac, and I seem to be unable to reset some font sizes.
Volker:
I installed the Sametime Connect 8 on a MacBook Pro, with Tiger (10.4.11) but just as with Asad, it bounces and dies...any suggestions?
And I am trying the ST8 client, since the IM is not working (or available) on the Domino Web Access version.
@Xavier, I tried again after upgrading to Leopard and 8 works now. I also had 7.5.1 on Tiger before installing 8 so that (and not Tiger) could have been the problem. Who knows.
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