Fireworks UI Latency

Tim Sheiner

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Jan 23, 2009, 3:15:53 PM1/23/09

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I'm a new user to Fireworks. I'm mostly finding my way around OK, getting my
work done. However, I'm finding that the UI is really slow. Is this a known
issue or if there is something wrong with my installation? I'm running FW4 on
Leopard on MacBook Pro 2.4GHz dual core with 4GB RAM.

Partially it seems to be a refresh issue, for instance I'll select an object
on the canvas but the properties panel doesn't update appropriately until I
actually click in that panel. In the layers panel it looks like a different
problem where it just takes a while for the app to figure out, when adding a
new layer for example, where the new layer goes in the layer hierarchy.

Anybody else experiencing this?

Thanks.

jcbluesman

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Jan 23, 2009, 4:06:39 PM1/23/09

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Yes, I am. I'm also running FW CS4 on a very similar MBP setup and it feels very sluggish to me too. At least I now know I'm not alone.

leandro pim

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Jan 26, 2009, 12:20:10 AM1/26/09

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hi guys.. i use mac on PC... now on MAC... i'm confused..everybody says mac is
good to art and graphics but fireworks and corel draw 11 its too slow..
on fireworks when i'm using tools like blur, brush, erase... the speeds go
down and mouse slows, this tools on photoshop seems ok...

intel iMac 2.66 3gb ram ati2600pro

Giigle

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Jan 27, 2009, 5:44:06 AM1/27/09

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On Jan 25, 9:20 pm, "leandro pim" <webforumsu...@macromedia.com>
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I wouldn't use the current version of Fireworks (CS4) for any type of
OS comparison as of this point it essentially a non-functional
product.
It should never have been released.

r u a computer guy?

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Jan 28, 2009, 7:03:12 PM1/28/09

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Same problems here. Looks like I don't need to rush out and upgrade my PPC Mac just yet.

r u a computer guy?

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Jan 28, 2009, 7:03:02 PM1/28/09

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Sam problems here. Looks like I don't need to rush out and upgrade my PPC Mac just yet.

DantasticDan

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Jan 31, 2009, 7:28:11 PM1/31/09

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I posted something like a few months ago and wasn't able to get a reply from
the Adobe devs. I've never had an issue on Windows, just Macs. It's just a
frustrating issue. Fireworks is all about speed and with an issue like this,
frankly I have no idea how anyone can use Fireworks on a Mac.

Stewart Design

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Feb 8, 2009, 1:41:01 PM2/8/09

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I am EXTREMELY frustrated with CS4 on the Mac as well. I have been using
Fireworks on Windows since verison 1, and recently started using it on the Mac
with CS4. Constant refresh issues, lagginess, etc. I'm not sure how much to
blame on the CS4 upgrade vs. the platform difference. But it NEEDS TO BE
FIXED!!!!!!

jcbluesman

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Feb 8, 2009, 1:57:46 PM2/8/09

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I suspect the suite is a port from Windows to Mac and that is what makes its
performance second rate. Mind you, Adobe has no problem charging the same
amount for a second rate product. Regardless, the blame lies solely with Adobe.

napdan

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Feb 27, 2009, 4:05:20 AM2/27/09

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Same here.
The UI is unbelievably slow. It only happens in FW4.
The properties toolbar and the layers panel take ages to refresh.
This doesn't happen on Windows, only on Macs.
Why don't they fix this???