MSDN Classic View vs Lightweight
I understand that the skins were changed to suit Microsoft not to further empower MSDN customers. It's pretty clear from this thread, MSFT have made up their minds and short of a major law suit will...
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@bl439 "feels like examining the wide panorama of Microsoft APIs through a microscope."It's also like trying to read a laptop screen in bright sunlight - I.e. totally washed out.I really wish someone,...
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I understand that the skins were changed to suit Microsoft not to further empower MSDN customers. It's pretty clear from this thread, MSFT have made up their minds and short of a major law suit will...
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I am not sure if the meme is actually dead - but the MSDN team are doing a pretty bad job of showing love here.Given the level and feroicity of comments in this thread, I'd have expected someone from...
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I don't like this "Lightweight View" at all. Sure, it looks "pretty", but is way less functional than the "Classic View" was. I particularly dislike that when I click on a subject, it's like going down...
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The "Developers! Developers! Developers!" meme is officially dead. It's a shame really--the one-stop MSDN Library is one of the main advantages that MS has over FOSS stacks... it's sad to see that...
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Hey guys.I totally agree with all being said above. We cannot work with Ligthweight view, it's simply terrible.Yesterday, about 14 days of Classic View of MSDN being replaced with the Ligthweight view,...
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Victor - I suggest you tell your MVP lead and ask her/him to forward on both this thread and your displeasure. I KNOW some folks at MSFT are reading this (I had two semi-anonymous comments on my recent...
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Please, return the classic view back!Victor Nijegorodov
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My guess is that msft will not reconsider. They have considered, made their decision and that's the end of it. IN the old days, people at msft were more considerate of the community - as a monopoly,...
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Hey Victor: After a few weeks of being left with no choice but to use the lightweight view, I must say that the only way I can even remotely bear it (albeitjust barely) is to set the browser...
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Extremely well said Tom! I agree 100%Yann - LightSwitch Central - Click here for FREE Themes, Controls, Types and Commands Please click "Mark as Answer" if a reply answers your question. Please...
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People:Here's a thread I created over on uservoice about this:http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/3483906-do-not-eliminate-the-classic-view-of-msdnGeneral rant...
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This is a really sad day - I've blogged about it: http://tfl09.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/msdntechnet-librarythe-classic-skin-is.html.[edited based on feedback from Microsoft]Victor: you really need to...
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So is the classic view now completely gone? Say it isn't so Microsoft.This really makes things difficult on me now. Oh, [expletive]. You have to wonder what MSDN does with all the money people pay for...
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This finally happened and they has eliminated the Classic Theme. A day of sorrow then.
View ArticleMSDN Classic View vs Lightweight
So is the classic view now completely gone? Say it isn't so Microsoft.This really makes things difficult on me now.
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Hi Victor,Occasionally I stumble upon the Lightweight view of MSDN, and I can only say: Please, please keep the classic one around.The new TOC really, really doesn’t work for me – even after the latest...
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Thanks everyone for your feedback. As the Program Manager responsible for the MSDN and TechNet Library experiences, I would like to take this opportunity to try to address some of the concerns you...
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I remember when the lightweight view first came out--I tried it once then got lost so I reverted back to classic view. And through the years periodically I would try lightweight view again to see if...
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I would like to add my voice to the general consensus here. I'm willing to wait for the topic tree in classic view to load because of the functionality it provides (the wait time is generally not...
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Victor,One feature that I do not see in the new skin's is the informatin that is at the right hand side of the library home page - the community content frame containing the tag cloud, most active...
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It seems Microsoft has added a 'Related Resources' section to the lightweight view, and so I ask you all: Do any of you find this helpful? Do you feel it's better in some way than the classic view tree...
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Victor: Any update on Microsoft's position regarding this? Is there anything we (the community) can do to help promote the case for retaining the classic view?Thanks.Tom
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I want in on this too! :-) I can't stand the lightweight. I think that traffic is going to it because Microsoft forced it a while back as the default and you had to switch to classic if you wanted...
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I don't have anything new to add to the discussion above, and so I'll reiterate the items most important to me:1) Text color: Should be black for the text and dark blue for the hyperlinks, or perhaps...
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Hi VictorI concur with Graham on all points: Thanks for coming by and discussing this with us. Your statistics are suspect, as the default anyone is taken to is lightweight. The logic behind the...
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Thanks Victor for your reply, that's encouraging. We can all appreciate the desire to focus resources for best results. And your four bullet points are indeed ones often mentioned in these...
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MSDN Classic View vs Lightweight
Thanks everyone for your feedback. As the Program Manager responsible for the MSDN and TechNet Library experiences, I would like to take this opportunity to try to address some of the concerns you...
View ArticleMSDN Classic View vs Lightweight
Lightweight View is really difficult to use. It's practically impossible to quickly scroll through a topic and pick out the relevant things quickly. If you have to start reading every MSDN topic from...
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People:Here's a thread I created over on uservoice about this:http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/3483906-do-not-eliminate-the-classic-view-of-msdnGeneral rant...
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If the rumor why Steven Sinovsky was fired is because he wasn't a team player, I can totally see why he wasn't.The internal MS "team" doesn't seem to consider the larger "team" that is us developers....
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Microsoft really seems to be taking steps to alienate it's developers or just make our work harder.First the help viewer that used to come with visual studio is replaced with a BS version.Then they...
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@bl439 "feels like examining the wide panorama of Microsoft APIs through a microscope."It's also like trying to read a laptop screen in bright sunlight - I.e. totally washed out.I really wish someone,...
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I want to concur with the sentiments expressed. I use classic view for the nav tree. It is so helpful for learning new topics and discovery of stuff I didn't know existed. I shudder to think of MSDN...
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I absolutely agree with the OP. Lightweight view has been the bane of my existence ever since that became a frequent result from google -- every time I hit one of those I have to figure out how to...
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Hi ArtI notice that you created this thread as a "Comment". It might get more attention from the MS folks if it were a "Question". You, as the original poster, should be able to change the Type?Cindy...
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Absolutely agree! The lightweight view completely stinks! No contrast, grey text, light blue hyperlinks, useless navigation tree. I can't read it for any length of time as the text just hurts my eyes....
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I add my vote to this discussion. I consider this a serious loss. When I'm researching something I want to be able to see the entire lists, not just a selection supposedly pertinent to the currently...
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I agree completely. I don't know what Microsoft are thinking? Lightweight view is very difficult to work with.
View ArticleMSDN Classic View vs Lightweight
I heartily agree. That pale, washed out design is difficult to read. The navigation is less than useful. I am utterly disappointed. Seriously, the MSDN Library was one of the best things about...
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I am utterly disappointed by the decision to eliminate Classic View of MSDN library:This view of the MSDN and TechNet Libraries will be replaced soon with the Lightweight view. Try it now by clicking...
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