What won’t Adobe play by the rules?

Posted 07/30/10

Real quick, ’cause I’m working: It makes me crazy working with Adobe programs, because for some reason the company won’t use Windows standards for things I use all the time.

Waah! We wanna do it OUR way!For example, in just about every other Windows program, holding Ctrl while using the scroll wheel will zoom in and out. But with Adobe software, you have to hold the Alt key down; Ctrl-Scroll moves from side to side. WTF?

And even between programs there isn’t consistency. In Photoshop, the keystroke combo to get a list of recent files is Alt-F-T (Alt, File, RecenT), but in InCopy the combo is Alt-F-R (Alt, File, Recent).

Again, WTF?

Standardization is good. Especially with simple things like menus and basic window commands. Come on, Adobe. Get with it.

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People like me

Posted 07/29/10

I answered more than 100 questions on Hunch, to get it to know me well. The result:

 

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Hispanic kids are cheaters

Posted 07/29/10

So here’s a shot from a recent Target ad/mini catalog for the back-to-school season. Love the clichés: Not only is the Hispanic kid apparently cheating off the Asian kid, he’s got a single, pathetic blue folder while she has a stack of crisp, new notebooks — plus an array of pencils and two erasers.

Perhaps Target is looking to relocate to Phoenix?

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Arizona’s immigration law struck down, so…

Posted 07/28/10

No new license plates this year.Arizona_Plate

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