Jeremy1 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Acting like I've lost an argument because you can't come up with anything to counter, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 The examples you cite are BS.? Applications on the Mac are the exact same way.? Every application is going to have it's own "look," that's just how things work.? At least on Windows, the vast majority of applications use the standard window controls.? Apple's software on Windows doesn't even try. 586595403[/snapback] No apparently that's not how things work. Practically all applications on Mac OS X use the Aqua interface. They use the same buttons, dialog boxes, toolbar icon style, windows controls, interface guidelines, more or less the same layout especially when it comes to the Menubar and Preference windows and 128 px sized icons. Where on Windows many applications stop using the default look beyond the title bar, scrollbars and "OK" buttons. The toolbar sections are especially inconsistent and a lot of icons are still 32 px in size. If you want to bash Apple do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo11883 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I support UX Guidelines on Windows. Mac OS too if I ever wrote a program for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 i wish ALL application would follow the native look of the OS (no "skins" etc) so that way i can change the Windows theme and it would change it for ALL my apps...............(i hate how WMP and MSN Messenger and Winamp etc are using dumb skins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrastudent Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Apple doesn't follow their OWN ui guidelines in OS X, so I don't see them going out of their way to follow Vista's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted September 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 30, 2005 Doesn't Apple have enough trouble following their own UX guidelines? Why would they follow ours? =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 i wish ALL application would follow the native look of the OS (no "skins" etc) so that way i can change the Windows theme and it would change it for ALL my apps...............(i hate how WMP and MSN Messenger and Winamp etc are using dumb skins) 586595582[/snapback] exactly! i believe this should be the rule. no app-side skins. just apps that use the original feel of the OS. what makes me feel like each time we'll have less of those is the new customizability of the avalon controls :\ you can have buttons look totally different from the os. which, imo, sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdtaUK Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 One software's UI may not be suitable for another software's function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 One software's UI may not be suitable for another software's function. 586603130[/snapback] show me three cases where a skin defines the functionality ;) we're talking about skins. not controls. if the os doesn't have a control, the programmer can feel free to create it... but do so in the feel of the OS... not in some awkward way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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