Hi,
We fully understand your concerns. Just wanted to explain a few things regarding the topic:
The Desktop Proofing Viewer has been built to provide more possibilities for reviewing interactive content, which we are not able to achieve in the web version. This includes reviewing and approving interactive content that is hosted on any accessible server or platform, without limitations. Following are the limitations that we are not able to overcome in a web-based solution, due to the browsers limitations:
URLs have to be secure (https)
Websites need to be capable of being rendered in an iframe (this is a very common protection set on websites)
We are not able to support interactive proofing on Internet Explorer
The Desktop Proofing Viewer is required only for interactive content proofing. There is no obligation to use the Desktop Proofing Viewer for reviewing other content like PDFs, images, static websites, or audio and video files. We will support this kind of content in the web version of the proofing viewer and in the Desktop Proofing Viewer (as an option).
The Desktop Proofing Viewer is fully secure and works exactly the same as the browser-based viewers. The role of the Desktop Proofing Viewer is to display and provide feedback on interactive content (websites and interactive banners) with additional capability that allows users to test the content against different devices and screen sizes.
The Desktop Proofing Viewer is as simple as the web proofing viewer. There is no difference in the interface, so users don't need additional complicated training. The tool Is fully integrated with Workfront, and once installed, opens automatically when you click any interactive proof in Workfront.
Andrzej Muca Product Manager Workfront