Re: GUI - Brushed Metal
Re: GUI - Brushed Metal
- Subject: Re: GUI - Brushed Metal
- From: Finlay Dobbie <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:34:10 +0000
On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 03:18 pm, Joe Smith wrote:
It does look cool, but is this something that is
reserved for a specific kind of app or utility, or
maybe only an iApp from Apple?
According to the HIG:
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Mac OS X version 10.2 provides developers with a new "textured" window
appearance (see Figure 5-4). This window style has been designed
specifically for use byand is therefore best suited toapplications
that provide an interface for a digital peripheral, such as a camera,
or an interface for managing data shared with digital peripherals, such
as the Address Book application.
This appearance may also be appropriate for applications that strive to
re-create a familiar physical devicethe Calculator application, for
example. Avoid using the textured window appearance in applications or
utilities that are unrelated to digital peripherals or to the data
associated with these devices.
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(see
<
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Essentials/
AquaHIGuidelines/AHIGWindows/Textured_Windows.html>)
Is this specific to 10.2, or will it work with
previous version of 10?
It will only work in the new keyed archiving nib format in 10.2. On
10.1, your windows will have the standard Aqua appearance.
We use textured windows in our new app, PodNews, which you can see over
at
http://www.clichesw.com/podnews, but since some people have
complained bitterly we're going to make it a preference in the next
version.
-- Finlay
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