Re: New looks replacing Metal?
Re: New looks replacing Metal?
- Subject: Re: New looks replacing Metal?
- From: Michael Ströck <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:54:59 +0200
Am 29.07.2005 um 12:22 schrieb Zac Tolley:
I'm starting out on a new app and considering interface design.
For inspiration I look at the existing iApps (it'll be for newbies)
and the OS itself.
In Tiger the mail app has a new feel about it, shared by other
things such as spotlights search window. It seems to have gone away
from the brushed metal so a software color scheme with thinner
lines. When you are using the app the window areas are grey, when
you move off them they are the old lined style. The buttens have a
real nice feel to them.
So the question is, in Interface designer there are all the tools
and widgets and styles for the more traditional metal style, but
how would I go about trying to make something look and feel
similar to Mail?!
Is this a general trend in app look and feel do we think?
In Interface Builder, go to the Inspector for a NSWindow. Under
"Attributes" select "Unified title/toolbar look". (Obviously, this
option is greyed out when "Has texture" is active). Then just go
ahead by adding an NSToolbar and you will have something that looks
very much lilke Mail.app.
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