Mergers don’t always occur smoothly. One of the results of Adobe’s merger with Macromedia was an abortive attempt to combine the Adobe Exchange (formerly known as Adobe Studio Exchange) and Macromedia Exchange. The exchanges contain actions, plug-ins, scripts, templates, tutorials, and much more. We’ve referred to it several times?for example, when I wrote a posting about a template of keyboard shortcuts.
When the two exchanges merged, the result was a mess. The Adobe Web team attempted to recreate it using Macromedia Flash technology. Many users complained about lost data, slow performance, and poor navigation.
However, Adobe does listen. They went back to the drawing boards, and have today launched a new site using HTML instead of SWF. You’ll find the InDesign Exchange here. It is much faster and easier to navigate so you should check it out. It has many good InDesign resources!
There’s also a forum on the Adobe User to User forums where you can give feedback on the new format.
This article was last modified on December 18, 2021
This article was first published on May 18, 2007
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