Re: GUI - Brushed Metal

FROM : Finlay Dobbie
DATE : Wed Oct 30 16:34:10 2002

On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 03:18  pm, Joe Smith wrote:

> It does look cool, but is this something that is
> reserved for a specific kind of app or utility, or
> maybe only an iApp from Apple?

According to the HIG:

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Mac OS X version 10.2 provides developers with a new "textured" window 
appearance (see Figure 5-4). This window style has been designed 
specifically for use byand is therefore best suited toapplications 
that provide an interface for a digital peripheral, such as a camera, 
or an interface for managing data shared with digital peripherals, such 
as the Address Book application.

This appearance may also be appropriate for applications that strive to 
re-create a familiar physical devicethe Calculator application, for 
example. Avoid using the textured window appearance in applications or 
utilities that are unrelated to digital peripherals or to the data 
associated with these devices.

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(see 
<http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Essentials/
AquaHIGuidelines/AHIGWindows/Textured_Windows.html>)

> Is this specific to 10.2, or will it work with
> previous version of 10?

It will only work in the new keyed archiving nib format in 10.2. On 
10.1, your windows will have the standard Aqua appearance.

We use textured windows in our new app, PodNews, which you can see over 
at http://www.clichesw.com/podnews, but since some people have 
complained bitterly we're going to make it a preference in the next 
version.

  -- Finlay
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