RicoSuter / VisualJsonEditor

A JSON schema based file editor for Windows.
http://visualjsoneditor.org
MIT License
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Unhappy user experience #35

Open David263 opened 4 years ago

David263 commented 4 years ago

After installing VisualJsonEditor.msi there was no way to run the software. JSON files did not have a context menu entry and no link to the executable file seems to have been created.

I searched to find the executable (it was in the 32-bit software folder) and ran it.

The program showed a clumsy view of a sample JSON file. I navigated to my own JSON file and it showed a completely empty pane.

This software evidently has not been tested and I cannot recommend it. This software is several years old, yet did not work for me. It is not clear whether it is currently being supported or not.

mariomurrent-softwaresolutions commented 4 years ago

If you open a JSON File you also need to provide the correct JSON Schema :) Otherwise you won't see anything.

My installation works without any problems

David263 commented 4 years ago

There should have been at least an error message.

JSONedit works great without requiring a schema.

My JSON files are being used during development, so I need the flexibility of general JSON, since the schema would constantly be changing. This editor will not work for my use case, which requires general JSON.

mariomurrent-softwaresolutions commented 4 years ago

There should have been at least an error message.

JSONedit works great without requiring a schema.

My JSON files are being used during development, so I need the flexibility of general JSON, since the schema would constantly be changing. This editor will not work for my use case, which requires general JSON.

Hmm, for me it only works with a valid JSON schema