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Movable Type 4 Beta released
2007 June 07
I’ve been using MT since 2002, and I have to say that this new release leaves much to be desired. I stopped using the Insert Image option after the third screenshot, there are far too many steps inserted into the UI now to make the program usable.
First I had to figure out where my publishing option went, and after searching for a few seconds I decided to click on “Display Options”. Then:
- The delta to the left of “Display” is incredibly light, instead I clicked the text to expand my available list of options.
- In order to publish an entry, options for Title, Body and Publishing are anything but. I selected Publishing.
- In order for me to associate this entry with a category, I had to also select Category.
- A window appeared in a strange area of the page, I was expecting a lightbox effect similar to what is used for uploading an image. I like that I could select more than one category, the options are a lot easier to use than the previous select menu. With my category selected, I only had to click OK to begin this entry.
And there you go. Just to say I want to publish this entry in technology. Jesus, this is crazy. If I have a clickable icon to insert an image or file, then I want the same to view options for categories and feedback. When I do upload an image, I don’t want to have an extraneous SPAN tag wrapping the picture with class attributes thrown in everywhere. Stop trying to do everything for me.
So far, the new UI seems to only complicate the publishing process, not streamline. With the announcement of Movable Type 4 Β, I was hoping to see Six Apart bring the various technologies from MT, LiveJournal and VOX into one application, instead I have an even larger library in my CGI bin without little to show for it.
If you already use MT 3.34, stick with it. You aren’t missing much, but you would if you use 4.