MetaLink is impossibly slow today. --- Martin Brown <martinfbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Peter and I make two "NO" votes. How many searches > do the rest of you > actually have to save? Is saving searches really > that useful ? I usually > look something up and try to fix it. If I think I > may need to save > something, I usually bookmark it. > > And the performance does suck. > > > >From: Peter.McLarty@xxxxxxxxxx > >Reply-To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: "Oracle-L List" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: RE: MetaLink > >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 02:41:31 +1000 > > > >Seems someone in Oracle needs to learn web design, > removing the quick > >search is bad and the performance is woeful, oh and > the view saved > >searches button is in the wrong place it should be > away from the submit > >button and should be somewhere on the left, but > then again if the guys > >that built the site aren't from western countries > then perhaps it all > >seems normal to them > > > >Cheer > > > > > >-- > >================================================= > >Peter McLarty E-mail: > Peter.Mclarty@xxxxxxxxxx > >Technical Consultant WWW: > http://www.mincom.com > >APAC Technical Services Phone: +61 (0)7 3303 > 3461 > >Brisbane, Australia Mobile: +61 (0)402 094 > 238 > > Facsimile: +61 (0)7 > 3303 3048 > >================================================= > >"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. > >Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin > it now." > >Goethe 1749 -1832 > >================================================= > >Mincom "The People, The Experience, The Vision" > > > >================================================= > > > >This transmission is for the intended addressee > only and is confidential > >information. If you have received this transmission > in error, please > >delete it and notify the sender. The contents of > this e-mail are the > >opinion of the writer only and are not endorsed by > the Mincom Group of > >companies unless expressly stated otherwise. > > > > > > > >ml-errors@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 09/03/2004 12:04:25 > AM: > > > > > Okay, it finally loaded. To give Oracle the > beneft of the doubt, > > > I'm hoping performance is related to "opening > day" traffic. The > > > extra click for a search is counter-productive > for me - I can't just > > > click on a boomark, enter my userID/password and > start my search > > > anymore. Now I have to wait for the page to > load, click the search > > > button and then enter my search criteria. > > > > > > I will say that the advanced search features are > *nice* to have, but > > > I want the base search functionality to load > fast and be the first > > > thing I see. Advanced searches should be an > option. > > > > > > I hope Oracle rethinks their approach. > > > > > > Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ml-errors@xxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ml-errors@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > Oldham, Matthew > > > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:49 AM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ODTUG-L > > > Subject: RE: MetaLink > > > > > I'd comment on the new version but I am still > waiting on the page to > >load... > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ml-errors@xxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ml-errors@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > Dean Harris > > > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:19 AM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ODTUG-L > > > Subject: MetaLink > > > > > Just curious. Anyone else dislike the changes > to MetaLink made this > > > weekend. Seems like a big step backwards at > this point. Plus it's > > > painfully slow right now. Where's my quick text > field. Search > > > results don't give any match percentages. > Ugh!!! > > > > > > Felt good to let that out. :) > > > > > > > > - Dean Harris > > > > > > Fun Fact: > > > The American dollar traded for 1500 German marks > in 1922. By the > > > end of 1923 the same dollar was worth 4.2 > trillion German marks. > > > > > > This e-mail, facsimile, or letter and any files > or attachments > > > transmitted with it contains information that is > confidential and > > > privileged. This information is intended only > for the use of the > > > individual(s) and entity(ies) to whom it is > addressed. If you are > > > the intended recipient, further disclosures are > prohibited without > > > proper authorization. If you are not the > intended recipient, any > > > disclosure, copying, printing, or use of this > information is > > > strictly prohibited and possibly a violation of > federal or state law > > > and regulations. 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