From kde-core-devel Fri Nov 09 03:33:27 2007 From: "Gary L. Greene Jr." Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:33:27 +0000 To: kde-core-devel Subject: Re: [patch] Grab windows anywhere, not just titlebar Message-Id: <200711081933.27739.greeneg () tolharadys ! net> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=119457925729012 On Thursday 08 November 2007 12:53:49 pm Jeff Mitchell wrote: > Lubos Lunak wrote: > > Macs are quite rare in these parts. But I've heard they're known for > > having a very consistent interface. > > Apple wrote a very strict HIG for the Mac, which it now continually > breaks. (No, I don't know the details, I just know I've read about how > iTunes, iPhoto, and most of the other multimedia apps all break their > own HIG.) > > There's also apps which are brushed metal and apps which aren't. > Pinstripes are used some places and not other places. Etc, etc. And > that's just in the Apple-provided apps. Not to mention plenty of apps > which still look like they're straight offa OS 9. > > So no, the interface isn't terribly consistent. > > --Jeff This was rectified on Leopard. Much of the UI that was inconsistent in Panther and Tiger have been redone to meet all of the HIG requirements. -- Gary L. Greene, Jr. Sent from: peorth.tolharadys.net 19:32:32 up 11:19, 1 user, load average: 0.15, 0.71, 0.66 ========================================================================== Developer and Project Lead for the AltimatOS open source project Volunteer Developer for the KDE open source project See http://www.altimatos.com/ and http://www.kde.org/ for more information ========================================================================== Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.