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Apple Explains Interface Differences
WCityMike writes "This switch document for developers details the interface differences between Microsoft Windows and the Aqua interface used in Mac OS X. Written on a layman's level, it actually makes for pretty interesting reading!"
heavy research. proven. better. These words imply that you have citations to provide. Provide them.
From the article:
One of the most visible and important parts of the Aqua interface are high-quality icons. Mac OS X icons have rich visual characteristics: They are often displayed at a sizes varying from 128 x 128 pixels to 16 x 16 pixels, can contain millions of colors, have very realistic qualities, and are professionally rendered.
Someone help me with this. If I have an icon that's 128x128, how can it contain millions of colors when it only has 16384 pixels? Does it have color cycling or something?
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What I got from that document:
Please don't confuse our users with your fancy advanced Windows features.
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"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
-- George Orwell
This is to match the equally confusing "Press ctrl-alt-delete to login" to some versions of Windows NT.
I copied this sig from someone else (but where did they get it from?)
My biggest gripe about the mack is the lack of right click context menus. I like them, I use them, and I miss them when I am on a Mac.
that on a page about interface design that the text in the contents bar of the web page is overflowing out of the bar? This seems like a rather poor interface design standard to me...
"Do what you wish in your madness, but first let me down off this horse. I wish to see no eyes!"
Isn't the idea of Apple having guidelines kinda ironic. Why don't they just throw out the whole guidelines manual and replace it with a single line.
THINK DIFFERENT
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