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Hey guys; I'm just learning Cocoa, and fooling around. I "came up" with this style of UI. I can't tell what I think about it. I really like it, but I don't...
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Well, I'm a little in coming in, but I've seen from the archives that it's good form to introduce oneself. Thanks for setting up this list, Uli. Hi, I'm...
Rainer Brockerhoff
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... Generally, I think the UI looks good, especially since this seems to be a specific type of application. I wouldn't necessarily use this kind of UI for...
Jens Miltner
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... It looks good, a little heavy to my eyes, but there's no accounting for taste. However using the exact same blue gradient that we're used to seeing in...
Rainer Brockerhoff
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... Hmm. I associate it more with the Spotlight menu and Safari’s RSS view, but it’s true that iTunes and derivatives use it for list selections. An...
Jens Ayton
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Hi, The blue gradient is used to denote a 'starting point'. In Tiger's Finder, it's used on the left hand side to show where in the file system you're starting...
Chilton Webb
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To me, it looks more like a window that's pretending to be a web page. I'm not a big fan of blurring that line. Why do you need to have that extra title, and...
David Catmull
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... It’s also used as a category/type heading in the Spotlight Show All window and the Finder’s search results/smart folder window, and as a page header in...
Jens Ayton
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... Here's my 2 cents... I agree with Rainer. Using the exact same gradient on selectable and non selectable items will likely confuse users. (Something...
Scott Ahten
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Nice, I've been meaning to write an application for flash cards myself for a long time. I wouldn't overuse the blue gradients. Use them only on the box you're...
Florian Dejako
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... Funny you should mention this. There was a discussion on #macdev (irc.freenode.net) today about + and - buttons. Here’s a screenshot of the AddRemoveView...
Jens Ayton
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Hey guys; First off, I want to thank everyone for responding to the thread I made on questions with gradients, etc. I got some really good advice that I will...
poasim
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Lucida Grande is the default system font and is the standard for every piece of interface text on the system. I'd definitely recommend you stick with that...
Ryan Britton
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Apr 7, 2006
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... Various sizes of Lucida Grande. Have a look at page 119 of the Apple HIG: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/ ...
Rob Keniger
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Folks, in case any of you are interested in a little history, CNet is making Bill Atkinson's Polaroids of the development of the Lisa GUI (and thus eventually...
Uli Kusterer
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Apr 7, 2006
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Hello everyone! I wanted you all to know I took your advice and reworked the GUI for my little program I'm using to learn Cocoa. I axed the blue gradients as...
poasim
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Apr 9, 2006
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... I think it's not so much that it's out of place, but that it doesn't match the other buttons. Perhaps you could make a popup button out of the metal button...
David Catmull
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... Just let people drag selected questions from the list of questions into another category, as one would move songs into playlists in iTunes and comparable...
Florian Dejako
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... I'd personally suggest using an NSImageCell in that column and using icons to indicate important and testable, leaving the columns unlabeled. ... The...
Uli Kusterer
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... Hey there; I thought about the drag-and-drop thing. The problem with that is I haven't a clue how to implement it :) I downloaded a draganddrop tableview...
poasim
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... It’s not just a question of moving it. It’s a small control; the rest of the controls are large. If you consider its use in iTunes, it’s on a lighter...
Jens Ayton
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I toned down the graphics to show the number of questions that need to be answered, etc. And I tried somewhat of an inspector look for the editng the question...
poasim
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Folks, just stumbled across this older page again and thought some of you may be interested: http://www.macthemes.net/articles/reviews/000052.php It points out...
Uli Kusterer
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Hey guys I wanted to post my final GUI, for you to see: <img src="http://www.aychamo.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/LatestInterface.png"> ...
poasim
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Nice! My only thoughts: * Will the "!" and "?" column headers be clear in their purpose? Is it "important" and "testable"? It seems kind of strange to have...
Dan Wood
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Aychamo, While I only have a limited understanding of your application, It's not very clear if the user is creating or taking a quiz in the screen shots you've...
Scott Ahten
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May 15, 2006
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... First off it appears that this screen is used to add and/or edit categories & questions and another (similar?) screen is used to actually be tested on the...
George Warner
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http://www.stone.com/Videator/ScreenShot.html Once you've seen this screen shot, you'll want your System 6 B/W windows back... Cheers, -- M. Uli Kusterer ...
Uli Kusterer
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May 25, 2006
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on 5/25/06 3:04 AM, mac-gui-dev@yahoogroups.com at ... Try this one: <http://www.unsanity.org/rosyna/pointless-and-not-shapeshifter-stop-asking.m ov> -- Enjoy,...
George Warner
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May 25, 2006
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... Actually, I think that one isn't quite as bad as Videator. It's only very busy because of the elaborate animations, but otherwise it's a fully working GUI....
Uli Kusterer
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