RE: MetaLink

  • From: Peter Barnett <regdba@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:06:07 -0800 (PST)

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
> >
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> >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
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