My thoughts (nits and all): - Just go with the standard window title (or title + icon). I can't see a compelling reason for the title to be screaming like...
... Yeah, this may not live that much longer. ... Actually, while this version is avoiding showing the playlists. The rest of it pretty much matches what...
... If you feel there are users that might need them, why not have a "Displayed Columns" or "Display Options" window like iTunes has that allows the user to...
... Absolutely. I have gone through many phases. At one point it was a wizard like app with pages that are flipped through. One page had the browser, the next...
... Did you consider using the Media picker that Apple uses in their various apps (Pages, iWeb, iPhoto, etc.)? I don't even know whether there is a public...
... Actually, yes. AFAIK it is only available as part of the open dialog, but I should research that further. So an idea is to toss the entire top section,...
... Well, the area at the bottom could certainly display the appropriate info for the selected item. Valid items would have their info, waveform, etc., shown;...
... I was just going to mention that. It's an open source framework so you could create your own build in Xcode with all the pieces stripped out that you don't...
... Well, I think I found why I may have gravitated toward having my own iTunes browser, using the open dialog sucks as the sole means of picking the song. It...
... I really don't understand the logic behind your approach. I understand that you invested a lot of time to simulate an iTunes like interface and I...
... There isn't. There's only the open-source iMediaBrowser library by Karelia and friends, and three dozen independent proprietary implementations. Cheers, --...
... I see several issues with that: 1) The window looks *a lot* like iTunes. Now, whether Apple will object to that or not depends on who sees your app -- HIG...
... This may be a controversial opinion, but I (and Matthew Thomas, and a few others) think that open and save panels are a relic of the day when you could...
... Oh, forgot this, sorry for the deluge of small messages: Media Browser is great. Media browser is evil. All at the same time. Advantages: - User sees the...
... Actually, I wasn't clear enough in what I was saying so no offense taken. :) I meant to be a little more abstract. Dragging a file is fine for some and...
... Yes, I think a better approach might be to make the UI that handles the specific task (i.e. your ringtone editor with the wave form, etc.) the main focus...
I agree with Jens completely... The task is to locate a single song and then select a portion of that song for a ringtone. The iTunes interface is optimized...
Jon Hull
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Mar 9, 2009 10:51 am
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... Actually, I think adding single files should be handled by drag & drop + a menu item in the main menu to open/choose an audio file. But it might be handy...
Hi all, Long-time lurker, first-time poster. :) I'm working on a tool which will be an assistant-style backup/restore tool for mobile devices. I'm going for...
Terence Goggin
terencegoggin@...
Mar 12, 2009 1:54 pm
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... There is already an assistant UI "defined" on Mac OS X and that's the style of the assistants that Apple uses in various places. Essentially, it's what the...
I would play off of the OS X assistant or installer interface instead of rolling your own. Apple has already created an interface which is clean and polished...
Jon Hull
jhull@...
Mar 12, 2009 11:38 pm
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... I thought exactly the same thing. I have two USB hard drives that it would be extremely inconvenient to detach. -- Rob Keniger...
... Does it have to be an assistant? Assistants are good for representing steps that are by nature sequential. They're also good if your application has...
... Don't do it, it looks horrible. Sorry. If you really really really wanted to change the style of the menus, you might just make the first letter slightly...
How familiar are you with the Keyboard Navigation that is already built in? Once you have focus on the menu bar, for example, you can type the first letter(s)...
... Like I said... it's good to get some objectivity, and I do appreciate honest feedback (and know this is the list to get it :-). Not sure the bold will...
... There's only one way to find out :) ... Yea, I dropped that hack in favor of setting a shortcut to the help menu (cmd-shift-/). When invoked, the little...
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