Re: Cocoa Document-Based App v. Windows MDI App
Re: Cocoa Document-Based App v. Windows MDI App
- Subject: Re: Cocoa Document-Based App v. Windows MDI App
- From: Aaron Burghardt <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:49:56 -0400
On Jul 27, 2009, at 12:50 AM, David Blanton wrote:
I think I'll use:
The Mac frameworks just don't support that approach. Sorry. I could
re-implement MDI on the Mac, but it would be about a man-year's
work. Do you want me to do that?"
To add to that argument, you might list some of the details that would
be affected. For example, you may/would break the behavior of the
Window menu to switch between, or even be aware of, your different
windows.
Another argument: In the 90's, Microsoft tried to make Office more
neutral by making the Mac version look/feel like the Windows version
(Word 6/Excel 5). It was poorly received, MS took the lesson and
separated their Mac development into a more autonomous group, then
proceeded to deliver products that were much better received. An old
review of Mac Office 98 should offer documentation of this
philosophical change, and it persists to this day.
One last argument: Ask them to consider what they would think if the
tables were turned and you asked them to change their Windows apps to
put the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Good luck,
Aaron
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