Re: Tabs Not Blue Under Lion
Re: Tabs Not Blue Under Lion
- Subject: Re: Tabs Not Blue Under Lion
- From: John Joyce <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:35:05 -0600
> Google for "subclassing NSTabView"
> There is a nice stackoverflow.com thread on ways to do this.
> That said, unless you are deeply customizing the entire app UI for some reason, seriously consider not overriding what is presented to the user normally.
> Users more intuitively respond to UIs that are consistent with what they see throughout the OS.
> This kind of intuitive understanding and consistency drives user-adoption, reduces confusion and improves the overall user experience.
> Common interface elements should generally be consistent not random like on Windows or Linux GUIs.
>
> NSSegmentedControl also provides a bit more built-in options, also similarly customizable.
>
> Learning the custom route is a skill also transferrable to building other custom interface elements, but the concept of consistency is a deep tradition in Mac development that users respond to well.
>
> On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:01 PM, John MacMullin wrote:
>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> I checked the Appearance option; it is checked blue.
>>
>> I did note from the HIG that the tabs in the illustration are grey.
>>
>> Grey doesn't look very nice if that's the default.
>>
>> Assuming no other issues, how do I change it to 'aqua' blue?
>>
>> On Dec 23, 2011, at 4:45 PM, John Joyce wrote:
>>
>>> The styles of the Cocoa-supplied Aqua interface elements have changed somewhat in Lion.
>>> (actually, they have changed with every major OS release)
>>>
>>> To see the latest, check out the HIG (Human Interface Guidelines)
>>>
>>> Also note, in System Preferences there are two color options under General > Appearance:
>>> Blue or Graphite.
>>> Be sure to look at those settings before assuming which one it will be.
>>> Apple could at any time with any release of an OS update actually add to or change these as they see fit.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:40 PM, John MacMullin wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have an application using tabs, which appear 'aqua' blue under Snow Leopard, but are grey under Lion.
>>>>
>>>> Have tried setting the tint, but it doesn't cure the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> John MacMullin
>>>> Developer T_Accounting_______________________________________________
>>>>
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