Re: How do I create apps with the Pro grey interfaces ?
Re: How do I create apps with the Pro grey interfaces ?
- Subject: Re: How do I create apps with the Pro grey interfaces ?
- From: Laurence Harris <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:38:15 -0400
On Jul 27, 2006, at 11:55 AM, CoLo0LoGo wrote:
Standardization is good, but some applications do benefit from non-
standard interfaces. Unlike Apple, though, I wouldn't customize my
interface unless the change offered a real benefit to the user.
Sooo whats the deal with Safari ?? It's cocoa i guess but they dont
use IB,
What are you talking about? Safari uses lots of nibs.
is this a trend? And if so to me it feels like it is
encouraged if it comes from apple...
You really don't want to do a custom interface unless you have a good
reason. Customized interfaces require a talented graphic artist with
good interface element design skills because you have to provide all
of the interface elements yourself. Apple has whole departments of
those people. You probably don't. People with those skills are hard
to find unless you're willing to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars
to hire a professional, and you probably aren't. ;-) If your custom
interface is anything less than excellent it's just going to look
odd. I've seen a lot of custom interfaces that look like they were
probably done by a developer whose graphic design skills weren't as
good he thought they were. It can make an otherwise good application
look amateurish. Also, if you create a customized interface that
matches one of Apple's custom looks, you risk it looking stale if
Apple changes their look. All that said, a custom interface may be
appropriate for your application, but just be aware that it's not
trivial to do and there are potential gotchas.
Larry
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