When does iMacros get better?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 10:54 am
(this is an automatic translation into English - hopefully good to understand)
Hallo
I have known iMacros for 7 years - hardly use it due to the high entry hurdles.
I look at every new version and am amazed that apart from cosmetic corrections, there are hardly any improvements in terms of automation and reduction of the entry hurdles.
I love iMacros ( because of its theoretical possibilities) and I feel the opposite of love ( because of the few improvements for 7 years).
I would be happy if others ( besides user Chivracq ) also post your opinion peacefully and purposefully ( further development of iMacros ).
(1) Keyword relative positioning
Why isn't there a simple 7-year switch that causes iMacros to record scripts according to relative positioning?
Click the first element, from there relative recording.
Easy to program, easy to use for the user.
(2) Keyword number of data records
Why can't iMacros programmers implement such "simple" things as:
Command: Read all data records of the page
Command: Open further pages (as with text extraction, click on the area in which the page is forwarded)
and so forth
(3) Keyword Chrome / FireFox
Why is there no real integration of "iMacros Enterprise Edition" in FireFox and Chrome after 7 years and more?
In FireFox and Chrome you can edit web pages with addons, so that they can be edited more effectively with iMacros.
(4) Keyword
Conclusion: iMacros is not user friendly - and unfortunately there is no alternative known to me - except a few volunteers who extract the data manually.
iMacros wants to be an automation tool - then it should also offer automation (and not just complicated programming, which hasn't been significantly improved for an infinite long time).
( 5 ) Keyword examples and instructions
In the past there were examples - take a look at the start page:
by Tom. Tech Support
on Mon Sep 03. 2012 1:32 pm
by Tom. Tech Support on Mon Jan 23. 2012 4:59 am
by Tech Support
on Sun Oct 30. 2011 4:5S am
by Tom. Tech Support
on Fri Jun 07. 2013 5:32 am
by Tom. Tech Support
on Wed Aug 06. 2014 6:50 am
That was a long time ago.
Why are there effectively no further examples and instructions (with few exceptions) in the forums since 2012?
How-To's and Examples for Form Filling
How-To's and Examples for Web Scraping
How-To's and Examples for Web Testing
How-To's and Examples for Firefox / JavaScript Scripting
How-To's and useful iMacros: All other topics
dead silence
Since 2012, are there no improvements in the "Macros Enterprise Edition" that are worth including in the sections with top examples for current websites?
( 6 ) Keyword Forum
formerly iMacros staff members answered - today mainly Chivracq
Have a look at the subforums - there is almost only the name "Chivracq".
( 7 ) Keyword iMacros Enterprise Edition
Why is there no section for the special features of the "iMacros Enterprise Edition" version?
And for each Enterprise version as a subtopic?
9, 10, 11, 12 ... just hot air?
This is not about the history of "New" functions on the official website.
It is about meaningful and well-documented examples, which are presented here in the forum for discussion.
PS:
It makes a big difference whether I can customize a page with addons like in Chrome and Firefox and apply *all* the functionality of "iMacros Enterprise Edition" to it.
When will this finally be possible?
Hallo
I have known iMacros for 7 years - hardly use it due to the high entry hurdles.
I look at every new version and am amazed that apart from cosmetic corrections, there are hardly any improvements in terms of automation and reduction of the entry hurdles.
I love iMacros ( because of its theoretical possibilities) and I feel the opposite of love ( because of the few improvements for 7 years).
I would be happy if others ( besides user Chivracq ) also post your opinion peacefully and purposefully ( further development of iMacros ).
(1) Keyword relative positioning
Why isn't there a simple 7-year switch that causes iMacros to record scripts according to relative positioning?
Click the first element, from there relative recording.
Easy to program, easy to use for the user.
(2) Keyword number of data records
Why can't iMacros programmers implement such "simple" things as:
Command: Read all data records of the page
Command: Open further pages (as with text extraction, click on the area in which the page is forwarded)
and so forth
(3) Keyword Chrome / FireFox
Why is there no real integration of "iMacros Enterprise Edition" in FireFox and Chrome after 7 years and more?
In FireFox and Chrome you can edit web pages with addons, so that they can be edited more effectively with iMacros.
(4) Keyword
Conclusion: iMacros is not user friendly - and unfortunately there is no alternative known to me - except a few volunteers who extract the data manually.
iMacros wants to be an automation tool - then it should also offer automation (and not just complicated programming, which hasn't been significantly improved for an infinite long time).
( 5 ) Keyword examples and instructions
In the past there were examples - take a look at the start page:
by Tom. Tech Support
on Mon Sep 03. 2012 1:32 pm
by Tom. Tech Support on Mon Jan 23. 2012 4:59 am
by Tech Support
on Sun Oct 30. 2011 4:5S am
by Tom. Tech Support
on Fri Jun 07. 2013 5:32 am
by Tom. Tech Support
on Wed Aug 06. 2014 6:50 am
That was a long time ago.
Why are there effectively no further examples and instructions (with few exceptions) in the forums since 2012?
How-To's and Examples for Form Filling
How-To's and Examples for Web Scraping
How-To's and Examples for Web Testing
How-To's and Examples for Firefox / JavaScript Scripting
How-To's and useful iMacros: All other topics
dead silence
Since 2012, are there no improvements in the "Macros Enterprise Edition" that are worth including in the sections with top examples for current websites?
( 6 ) Keyword Forum
formerly iMacros staff members answered - today mainly Chivracq
Have a look at the subforums - there is almost only the name "Chivracq".
( 7 ) Keyword iMacros Enterprise Edition
Why is there no section for the special features of the "iMacros Enterprise Edition" version?
And for each Enterprise version as a subtopic?
9, 10, 11, 12 ... just hot air?
This is not about the history of "New" functions on the official website.
It is about meaningful and well-documented examples, which are presented here in the forum for discussion.
PS:
It makes a big difference whether I can customize a page with addons like in Chrome and Firefox and apply *all* the functionality of "iMacros Enterprise Edition" to it.
When will this finally be possible?