Annoyances in/ 4.80?

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:44 am

1) Dialog boxes broken? (Reports/Save As dialog box shows strange stuff in text field) Cannot name/save reports. Wasn't a problem in 4.74 and earlier.

2) Text at top of HTML reports says "This report was generated by Advanced Host Monitor" with link (ad ware). Why? Does is have to be right at the top of the report? Wasn't a problem in 4.74 and earlier (although it might have been there in the stock footer?).

And that's just after 2 mins of looking at the new release. I'm afraid of what other "enhancements" I might find. Alex: help!

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:15 pm

1) Dialog boxes broken? (Reports/Save As dialog box shows strange stuff in text field) Cannot name/save reports. Wasn't a problem in 4.74 and earlier.

Cannot reproduce this problem.
As usually (I probaly said this 1000 times) could you please provide detailed information about problem?
- Windows version?
- Service pack?
- HostMonitor is running as service or application?
- under what account?
Could you send screen shot to support@ks-soft.net

2) Text at top of HTML reports says "This report was generated by Advanced Host Monitor" with link (ad ware). Why? Does is have to be right at the top of the report? Wasn't a problem in 4.74 and earlier (although it might have been there in the stock footer?).

Link can be at top or at the bottom.
But if you remove link completely (using external header and footer without any link to KS-Soft), HostMonitor will add link wherever it can

Regards
Alex

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:14 pm

1) Sent details to support@ks-soft.com. Thanks.

2) I hope you'll reconsider the Ad-ware line on the reports in 4.80. I consider this to be a "Hotmail" or shareware style viral marketing trick. AHM is a commercial product, and I would like to retain control over the formatting since I paid for it (my users are not going to appreciate being solicited). If MS Word appended ads to my documents, or Outlook appended ads to my emails I'd downgrade (4.7x) and look for another product.

I'd be curious to hear why you did this and what other users think....

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:26 pm

1) Sent details to support@ks-soft.com

Thank you for information. Unfortunately we cannot reproduce this problem on our Windows 2003 system.

Actually this dialog displayed by Windows, HostMonitor uses Windows API to call standard dialogs. That's why I don't see how this problem can be related to our upgrade...
Are you sure you have not installed any Microsoft update at the same time?
Does it works fine in application mode?

Will try to find information about similar problem on Windows 2003....

2) I hope you'll reconsider the Ad-ware line on the reports in 4.80. I consider this to be a "Hotmail" or shareware style viral marketing trick. AHM is a commercial product, and I would like to retain control over the formatting since I paid for it (my users are not going to appreciate being solicited). If MS Word appended ads to my documents, or Outlook appended ads to my emails I'd downgrade (4.7x) and look for another product

On the one hand its not ad-ware. HostMonitor does not show any advertising. It does not say "buy our chocolate". It simply puts his signature. Signature of the developer and ad-ware - completely different things. Don't you think?

BTW: MS Word and Outlook puts signature into DOC files and in the e-mail header as well. Everybody do this.

On the other hand usually signature is invisible for users. You are right.
Probably HostMonitor should add invisible signature.

So, what other users think?

Regards
Alex

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:36 pm

On the other hand usually signature is invisible for users. You are right. Probably HostMonitor should add invisible signature.

I'm fine with that. I WANT you to get credit for writing a great piece of S/W, but I don't see the point of having a signature right in the top/middle of the report since we already bought it once and we ain't buying it again (other than more RMA licenses).

It does make sense for the eval version or as a default if you're not using custom header/footer.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:19 pm

1) about problems with dialog
Unfortunately I cannot find information about exactly the same problem. Its hard to create suitable request

The only I find http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;313937
But as I understand you have different problem...?

2)

but I don't see the point of having a signature right in the top/middle of the report

Actually HostMonitor adds HTML code to the end of report. But sometimes (e.g. if you close table using </table> code in the footer) that text may appear in different place. To avoid this add standard link at any place you want (header or footer).

Regards
Alex

stcallaghan · Post by **stcallaghan** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:40 pm

2) On the other hand usually signature is invisible for users. You are right.
Probably HostMonitor should add invisible signature.

So, what other users think?

Regards
Alex

Agreed. There should be no visible additions to a customized report. Leave it in the standard footer, but don't add it if I replace the standard footer.

STC

jromariz · Post by **jromariz** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:06 pm

Hi,

Any news about this?

Thanks

Jromariz.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:53 pm

I hope new version (Beta) will be available next week
Release - someday in February

Regards
Alex