Re: I hate OTN now (and Metalink's searches)

Brian Peasland wrote:

> {rant on}
>
> Why oh why did OTN decide to bury the links to the docs way down in the
> lower right hand corner of the page? It was hard enough to get people to
> access the docs when it was an easy click from the top of the page. Now
> I have to scroll down to the bottom, pull down a menu, and select an
> item.
>
> {rant off}

Or simply ignre OTN entirely and go to http://docs.oracle.com. One letter more than OTN, but a click (and now a scroll) less.

But I agree with your sentiment - I HATE the new look. Guess marketing didn't have enough to do.

>
> {rant on 2}
>
> Why oh why did Metalink decide to "improve" my searching by getting rid
> of the quick search ability from the home page? Now I have to click on a
> button to get to advanced searching.
>
> {rant off 2}

Because it was useful? (95% or more of everything I needed to do in Metalink used to be resolved or identified using the quick search.)

Perhaps the Oracle folk lurking here could pass the word back - at least 2 paying customers are unhappy about the recent 'improvements'.

/Hans Received on Thu Mar 25 2004 - 16:44:40 CST