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I am putting out a new version of PerfectTablePlan based on Qt4. Here is a screenshot: http://www.perfecttableplan.com/jos/ptp310.jpg I would be grateful if...
Andy Brice
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Dec 1, 2007
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... MY GOD ANDY!!!! MARGINS!!!!!!! ;-) Seriously, the tab controls need to have margins. I think the standard is 12 pixels, though I tend to adjust as my eye...
Uli Kusterer
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... * The tool bar inside a tab inside a split pane. This above all screams "ported". * The search field looks wrong. It should have some internal shading. As...
Jens Ayton
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Thanks for the comments, I will look into them. It occurs to me that I could try mocking it up in the Cocoa GUI builder for comparison. What is the Cocoa GUI...
Andy Brice
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It is called Interface Builder and it is installed with XCode although it is a separate standalone application. BTW, that sounds like a great idea to compare...
Marcus S. Zarra
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... 1. Toolbar highlight 2. Tab view margins 3. Table view headers (and scroll bar going all the way to the top of the table view) 4. Save button in the...
Martin Pilkington
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When using Interface Builder, watch for the guide indicators that show up to help you keep your margins....
Gary L. Wade
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... Other folks have given you good pointers. I'll echo the point that some made that incorrect inter-element spacing is one of things that often make an app...
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I haven't used your product or know how much of this may be in flux or is already in there based on a static graphic, but here's my observations, some of which...
Gary L. Wade
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Thanks for all the feedback. I am trying to get a release out, so forgive me if I don't answer every single point in detail. All the comments are noted. Some...
Andy Brice
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Dec 3, 2007
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... If you look at most icons on the Mac, be they application/file icons or toolbar icons, they give an air of realism while obviously being stylised. Windows...
Martin Pilkington
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... I haven't used your program, but isn't there a way to remove this mode switching altogether? Think about e.g. Finder: you can both drag & drop files and...
Jens Miltner
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... file icons or toolbar icons, they give an air of realism while obviously being stylised. Windows icons tend to take on a more cartoony look. Your floppy...
Andy Brice
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... switching altogether? Think about e.g. Finder: you can both drag & drop files and also edit the filename inline. Or your typical graphics program: you can...
Andy Brice
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... Other means of starting the inline editing that come to mind are: - double click on text starts editing - when user clicks on text, but does not start a...
Jens Miltner
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... Well, hair length is actually less culturally dependent than pink/ blue to mean male/female. Cheers, -- M. Uli Kusterer "The Witnesses of TeachText are...
Uli Kusterer
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... Ok, you got me there. ;0) Actually I have been thinking about changing the guest icon heads from a (rather 'white') flesh tone to blue/pink to avoid any...
Oryx Digital Ltd
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... It's not so much the presence or absence individual graphical features (gradients, shadows, etc., though you're right, if it wasn't anti- aliased, that...
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I have done a few tweaks: -added margin around the tabs -add spaces after stage numerals in tool bar -remove the 'save' icon from the toolbar in Mac version ...
Andy Brice
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... Still no margins *inside* the tab controls, though. Cheers, -- M. Uli Kusterer "The Witnesses of TeachText are everywhere..." http://www.zathras.de...
Uli Kusterer
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... Oops. Thanks. http://www.perfecttableplan.com/jos/ptp_310_v3.jpg best regards Andy Brice http://www.perfecttableplan.com http://www.successfulsoftware.net...
Andy Brice
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... I'm not sure this is necessary. For some reason, most document-based Mac apps don't have one, but that's no reason to follow suit if it really is a good...
Nathaniel Gottlieb-Gr...
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... The question is, how much do you think not having a UI that fits in with the Mac is affecting your sales. I believe that having icons that fit in with the...
Martin Pilkington
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... Already much more Mac-like. Though I'd go with more. 12 or 16 pixels at the least. Also, the list header text is still mis-aligned, and I don't think "Buy...
Uli Kusterer
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... I tried larger margins, but they looked like a terrible waste of screen real estate to me. Maybe thats just my Windows background coming through. ;0) I...
Oryx Digital Ltd
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... Can you recommend some good Aqua stock icon sets and/or an artist who can do good aqua icons at a reasonable price? best regards Andy Brice ...
Oryx Digital Ltd
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Nathaniel Gottlieb-Graham wrote: ... You make some very valid points points, but note that a professional wedding planner will be planning several weddings...
Oryx Digital Ltd
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... That said, I think the icons are the least of his problems. They look pretty similar to the ones in Firefox and OmniWeb, and neither of those look too...
Uli Kusterer
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... That's true, but maybe the "multiple documents" metaphor isn't the best way to convey multiple concurrent wedding plans. Perhaps your app could present a...
Nathaniel Gottlieb-Gr...
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Dec 3, 2007
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Overloading an existing Mac metaphor that somewhat fits for your Step controls, I threw together this graphic for you to consider: ...
Gary L. Wade
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