Re: Super-sized NSDrawer
Re: Super-sized NSDrawer
- Subject: Re: Super-sized NSDrawer
- From: Mike Abdullah <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:50:49 +0100
I would argue that drawers are not dead yet and are definitely
relevant for use today and in the future. The trouble is simply that
many apps (including Apple's!) have abused them.
The request for a larger-than-the-window drawer does seem to be part
of this. If the OP could explain their desire for such a drawer I'm
sure a better solution can be found. Indeed, a larger drawer actually
conflicts massively with the way drawers are implemented. Upon
closing the drawer, the user would actually see part of it appearing
momentarily on the other side of the application!
Please, only use a drawer in cases where it supplies auxiliary tools
and controls. The drawer should be freely close-able without
affecting the core functionality of the app. I think a great example
is the drawer in the object animations Inspector in Keynote. Many
users never need it and so never open it. At the other end of the
scale we have the drawer used in Mail in 10.3 which was frankly
appalling.
Mike.
On 23 Jun 2007, at 08:25, Joe Goh wrote:
On 6/23/07, Sam Stigler <email@hidden> wrote:
OmniOutliner? iCal? Not that I don't agree with you that they're
not as visually appealing as source lists (not by a long shot), but
they're not dead yet.
Ok, they're not dead, but its getting real close. Out of the 126
applications I have in /Applications, i've found only 4 applications
(that I use regularly) that still use drawers as part of their main
user interface.
From the sound of it, Glen is about to start development of a new
app,
and unless there's a really specific need for it, I would advise to
stay away from drawers.
With so many recent switchers (myself included) coming on board, we
may start to see users who have no idea what drawers are, and how
they're supposed to interact with them.
Joe Goh
FunkeeMonk Technology
http://www.funkeemonk.com/
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