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Hi there, I have just posted the first screen-shots of my upcoming application, Differencia, on my blog. I'd appreciate any comments you have. ...
Sanjay Samani
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Hi Looks good. You got a lot of data to show, and that makes it difficult. The only practical thing that I would like to know if is there something popping up...
Ren v Amerongen
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Ren, thanks for the feedback. In answer to your query about the seeing the full path, yes, there will be a tool tip over the source list showing the full...
Sanjay Samani
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I don't know what it is, but the sidebar really just feels strange compared to the comparison columns. Maybe it's the largeness in the first screenshot...
Chris Forsythe
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Oct 1, 2007
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There are a few things.#1 The Add button, is wrong, I'd use the same style you use on the segmented control at the top. Consistency! #2 Select and Edit buttons...
Fjölnir Ásge...
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... I'll have a think about the font size and see if it hangs together better with smaller text in the source list ... I'll revist it. It is actually the same...
Sanjay Samani
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Fjlnir, thank you very much for taking the time to review the screen shots and give me your feedback. I've got some additional questions, along with...
Sanjay Samani
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... "Blue" doesn't really indicate "not compared yet" to me. I think gray might be a better choice, or maybe an empty circle. -- Ben...
Benjamin Ragheb
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Oct 1, 2007
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... Sanjay, If your developing this for Leopard, I believe there is a standard system graphic for this button. If not, then you need to use an image. Check out...
Kevin Hoctor
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Oct 2, 2007
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... Kevin, I'm not developing exclusively for Leopard, I just happened to be there when I took the screenshots. I did not notice any visual differences until...
Sanjay Samani
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I've been looking at the possibility of adding "heads-up-display" (HUD) dialogs to my applications, because they seem to be popular. However, in playing around...
Kevin Walzer
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Oct 19, 2007
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It's not about functionality to me, it's about the pretty. I actually was thinking about buying pixelmator just because it's all hud over some other apps,...
Chris Forsythe
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Oct 19, 2007
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... This is an interesting response. I know you are not alone in your perspective here; it would be interesting to see if any market research existed about the...
Kevin Walzer
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... Apple is indeed a fashion company, in my opinion. I've talked at length with others in person about this, and we all came to the same conclusion. People I...
Chris Forsythe
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... Out of curiosity, why are you "hesitant to talk about it online"? Is it a matter of competitive advantage? In terms of the technology I use (Tk), it...
Kevin Walzer
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Oct 19, 2007
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... I think that realizing this fact is something that a lot of users don't get, and thus they'd get angry and hurl rotten fruit at me. The advantage thing...
Chris Forsythe
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... The official statement from the Apple HIG guys when I asked was that they're supposed to be used where a window is needed that is visually unobtrusive and...
Uli Kusterer
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... This may not be the reason they were added, but in apps used to perform colour correction, photo manipulation or other tasks where calibration and WYSIWYG...
Jordan Krushen
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... The UI session at WWDC made it pretty clear that you should only use them in "immersive environments" e.g. full-screen apps or when the application is very...
Rob Keniger
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Oct 20, 2007
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... But if your app e.g. has a full-screen mode that uses HUD windows, it's OK to keep the windows HUD even when you're outside of that mode. Makes the window...
Uli Kusterer
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I'm still a month away from updating to Leopard for various reasons, so I thought I'd ask: do all windows in Leopard display that new ...
Kevin Walzer
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Oct 28, 2007
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... All windows have this appearance automatically. Of course you still need to add a toolbar if you want the unified toolbar look but this is much easier now...
Rob Keniger
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All windows have that look automatically in the title bar. There is a check box in IB to determine if the rest of the window gets the texture also or has a...
Marcus S. Zarra
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I have an NSBrowser that shows file listings, together with the file icon, and either 1) the file size 2) the change in file size (since some previous point in...
Martin Redington
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Oct 31, 2007
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I don't know of any technical reason not to do this, but I would argue it is a usability concern. The main reason is because it can be possible to ...
Matthew James
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Nov 9, 2007
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Hi, I 100% agree, it is not obvious to have this working this way. Yes, its nice, but not for everybody. I also do dev with LotusNotes, LN have also some...
René v Amerongen
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... That's the issue here. ... I think those are valid concerns, but in this particular context it seems to work quite well. The operation is non-destructive...
Martin Redington
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... I see several issues here: 1) It violates locality. The size display isn't in the area you're clicking, you're clicking "empty space", which is usually...
Uli Kusterer
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Hi Uli, ... The issue with this is that double-clicking on the items opens them in the Finder. I could detect where the user clicked, and open on a double...
Martin Redington
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Nov 9, 2007
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... Personally, I think a double click is entirely the wrong gesture to trigger this change. If you want quick accessibility for your power users (i.e. avoid...
Jens Miltner
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