I've used Poser since version 2. Right after that, they switched over to the Kai Krause interface they have now. I've often wondered who the hell Kai Krause was and what he was smoking that made him and his followers believe those stupid track balls were "intuitive". I still love Poser, but nothing would give me greater pleasure than to say goodbye to those stupid track balls... okay except saying goodbye to that stupid lighting thing a giz bob.Yep, when you are used to the way one software program works, using another of the same genre that does the same or similar things differently is NOT intuitive. I am sure longtime DS users trying to learn Poser find the same thing
What I've found after using both programs for some time is that some things now feel more intuitive in Poser, and others more intuitive in DAZ Studio.
Some peoples' brains pick stuff like that up faster than others of us, too
Actually, I think Poser has a Delete all Lights Python script included.Ya know what Earl? I completely closed both those palettes, as I never use them. Makes more room for other things I do need.
The only time I might need the lights one is to delete lights, though some vendors now include Delete all Lights options in their light packs, so not needed as often at all.
If Poser would let you move around the scene like a trackball, then yeah.And I'm one of those who LOVE the track balls
Oh??? I'll have to check into that, but I know Fabi includes the option with all her light sets, and I have another set which has it as well, but it would be nice to know Poser, itself, has that option available.
I have to agree, and my main objection to the trackballs is I use a Wacom, which isn't the same as using a mouse for these sorts of situations, even though you CAN set the tip feel. I usually keep it dead center between light and firm, but I'd probably get more of a mouse feel if I moved it a bit more toward firm, because a mouse gets better traction for this sort of thing.
I've often wondered who the hell Kai Krause was and what he was smoking that made him and his followers believe those stupid track balls were "intuitive". I still love Poser, but nothing would give me greater pleasure than to say goodbye to those stupid track balls... okay except saying goodbye to that stupid lighting thing a giz bob.
You and me both!And I'm one of those who LOVE the track balls
My very first Wacom came with a mouse and pen. The one I have now only came with a pen, and I don't think the tablet would recognize a non-Wacom mouse.
Had this objection too until I started using real trackball (camera, crude positioning, menus) + wacom (exact selecting and positioning, morphing).
I only wish more had come over here - especially those whose products may end up being lost to the ether now. I still find all of it truly saddening.
I used to have a Kensington trackball and I loved the thing. Mostly because I didn't have to drag it around the desk. Then one day it stopped working, and when I went out to get a replacement, almost no-one had a trackball, and the one store that did, they were all ugly, no-name brand models. So now I mostly use an Optical wireless mouse. I have tried to get used to a tablet but have difficulty, and sadly can not afford one of those lovely Wacom touch-sensitive monitors (which I think would make all the difference).
