I am trying to do some screen shots of my GUI at specific sizes (say 900x600). But I can't find any way to set a Mac window to a specific size. I have to...
Not a bad idea, but in the meantime, why not add a debug-build menu option into your application that asks for an origin and size and then have your code move...
... Quartz Debug (in /Developer/Applications/Performance Tools) has a window that lists all windows for all running processes. there is a lot of detail,...
... You could use AppleScript: tell application "My App" set r to bounds of window 1 -- set horizontal dimension set item 3 of r to (item 1 of r) + 900 -- set...
I have a need to display the progress for a number of sequential tasks in fairly limited screen real estate (think something like the Activity Viewer in Mail)....
... Enable access for assistive devices in your universal access preferences, then do it with AppleScript. For example, tell application "Camino" activate end...
... Why not simply place a descriptive string of text describing the process occurring and have a 0-100% count on the end such as: Now doing this... 50% update...
First off, let me introduce myself as new to the list. It looks like a valuable resource, and I hope the lack of posts the last couple months doesn't mean it's...
... Me neither. ... Take a step back and think of what you want to do: You want to make the user aware of how long an operation might take, how far it has ...
... Oh, one note: If, despite my suggestions, you should decide to go with this segmented progress bar, please make sure it does *not* look like a level...
Okay. You've all talked me out of it for this particular application, but I still do like the idea better than the alternatives when there are discrete tasks...
I asked about something similar once before, and got some interesting responses. <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mac-gui-dev/message/247> Derrick...
If you _must_ show both types of progress and you don't mind rolling your own control, you could have two nested circles, the inner circle showing the progress...
Interesting. I've been on this list since it started and I didn't remember that one. It looks like fairly similar responses. What did you end up going with?...
Just a very wild idea. Why not having a pie-chart where the white color marks the work to be done, and the colored pies the percentage of work already done? ...
Ultimately my client ended up wanting a very custom looking GUI. A UI designer made the mockups and another programmer implemented the custom UI. You can see...
You might want to check out Matt Gemmell's MAAttachedWindow at http://mattgemmell.com/source . It's supposed to accept any NSView, so you should be able to...
Scott, Thanks for the link. For some reason, I was looking at his HUD code earlier and totally failed to notice this entry. Gemmell is brillant! - Nick - ...
Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone here can recommend a good UI design firm/consultant? It's an area I'm especially weak in, and would love to hire someone to...
Hi, guys. This is my first post to the group. If I had to "pick one," I'd say I was a developer more than a designer. But, we have to wear multiple hats,...
Depending on the fidelity I use: * Interface Builder * OmniGraffle * Photoshop * InDesign (for work... though I prefer OmniGraffle) * Illustrator If I need an...
Jon Hull
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Nov 22, 2008 9:16 am
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... I usually use paper and pencil for the actual design. Ball pens and napkins when I'm in a pinch work quite well, too. Once I have the general idea done, I...
Not to toot my own horn (too much) but I wrote an app to convert color swatches into Core Graphics RGBA values e.g. 0...1. That way I could sample a color, get...
... Sort of, in the standard color picker: http://gusmueller.com/2008/images/acorn/d7847ff1-6c35-4547-9566-b041981c1270.jpeg But I tend to use the eye dropper...
Hi Jamie, when designing UIs I generally use photoshop. To get all the UI elements I usually open up a finder window, itunes, or an appropriate app with the...
Jamie, The key phrase in Cabel's technique is "use vector graphics with layer effects". The idea is that graphics made in this way will scale at any resolution...
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