Ahh, we don’t need no stinkin’ marketing! Wait, that’s good for business, right? Damn.

Yes, we already have a “manual” on getting started with mCOM, working with the improved focusManager, skinning, and some other info. Metaliq is also working on more complete documentation as I type.

The demo definitely needs some tweaking… marketing always winds up as the last priority for developers.

Grant.

“one of the advantages of this component set is that it is a living entity, unlike the MM ones”
Exactly why I think so many people are excited by this. Everyone, myself included, admires your work.

I’ll give a full assessment once I’ve dug into the components – assuming I can get my boss to fork over the $. Like most, I think the biggest issues with MM components are skinning and styles, plus the bulk and glitches, and lack of features … ok, so we’ve got a lot to look forward to

Do you know if Metalliq is planning on providing online docs? Specifically, it would be great to see the features and code interface. While demos are nice, by themselves, they don’t really sell the price tag. I know they’re V2 “swappable”, but is there more? I assume so, considering your release of gDispatcher. It helps build the case for switching to these components.

A lot of the issues you mention are with the demo itself, which hasn’t seen nearly the kind of testing / polishing that the components themselves have. There also seems to be some problems with the version that got posted online. We will be looking at the issues you raised though – one of the advantages of this component set is that it is a living entity, unlike the MM ones… Metaliq has shown every interest in growing and updating the set.

I do think Metaliq is offering the most stable and complete alternate component set, and it will definitely continue to improve.

I’ll try to post back here when we’ve looked at your specific concerns in more detail.

Cheers,
Grant.