... Cairo is just a graphics library that implements the PostScript/PDF imaging model. Why would you use Cairo for your drawing rather than Quartz (Core...
Chris, Thanks for the feedback. Of course you are right. However, I'm looking for a cross-platform solution for resolution-independent UI. Because all...
Is there any (ideally graceful) way to change the size that Help Viewer opens pages at? There seems to be a global preference for the Help Viewer window size -...
Hi folks, since it's been so quiet here, I thought I'd give you guys some food for thought, by providing you with a few usability-related links. A bunch of...
Hello all. As my first post in this group (thanks for Twittering about it Uli) I thought I would ask for people's opinions and views on sticking to the...
... Well, as I said on the LNC Podcast, it's usually a trade-off you just have to make. The plus of a standard UI is: - Consistency with other apps - Easier to...
... Hi Simon, The general rule is that you can add animation and glitz as long as it doesn't detract from the visuals or flow of an application. In fact, in...
In regards to a flashy, Delicious Library-style GUI, I feel there is a good balance that I personally try to achieve. When using Core Animation, for example, I...
Simon, Your question taken out of the context of the domain of your application is just a philosophical one. Standard look & feel works for perhaps 70% of the...
... Not sure how that constitutes a disagreement with what I wrote? Care to elaborate which of my statements made you think I didn't want people to hire a good...
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ As I wrote, graphics designer is part of the very basic software development process... like writing sources and should never come in ...
... Well, it wasn't my intent to come across that way, then. This was intended to mean "you don't need a graphics designer for this particular piece". Even for...
Following on from my initial post about user interface design it seems logical to ask for recommendations for graphics designers and, if possible, to try to...
... Simon, Please check old post on macsb mailing list about recommendation of designers. We discussed this subject n times (n > 5) and I believe everything...
This is the week of disagreeing with Uli :-) ... Hm. No. One thing Mac apps shine is design. If you are not one of the very few folks who are abled to do code...
... Will do. I generally have terrible luck searching the Yahoo Groups archives but I'll confess that I didn't try on this occasion. ... I'd assume therefore...
Hi Simon, ... It is even more headache :-) There are people that design icons, other - web-pages (you need one to sell the app, right?), and yet others to give...
... I have used Josh Brigham of New Creation Studios for icon and web design work. I think his typical rate is $75/hr, but he typically quotes by the job......
... This depends on your app users but in general I agree with him. Some apps with expert users and a clear and consistent need for disabling menu items may...
... The disabled menu items provide quite a bit of information. It is useful for all users. I agree that balloon help made things better by explaining why...
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... I don't understand what you think we have lost. Mac OS X supports tooltips on disabled menu items. Here is the photographic evidence: ...
... Have you used the latest MS Office? Several months in I am still struggling to find anything on the ribbon bar. It doesn't feel much like an improvement to...
I'm currently faced with a boss who wants to add some corporate identity to our first Mac application. I'm trying to resist his requests to add a 'web-style'...
... Unfortunately it is in all of the apps he has written! We even have one app where each button on the form is our company logo with the name of the company...
... Well, applying the CI in general is not inherently a bad thing. CI is usually more than a logo: It involves stationery, design elements like separators, or...
... I'm sorry to say that I laughed at your last sentence. Do you know which company I work for by any chance? ;) Sadly it does look amateurish and, although...
... Unfortunately, whilst I'm still an employee anyway, I'm going to have to resist tell you what it is (one of the reasons I'm posting from my personal email...
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