Re: metallized interface

FROM : Keith Pritchard
DATE : Thu Oct 31 20:26:47 2002

On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 07:15  pm, Ryan Stevens wrote:
> I don't think it has to be beaten into any heads here. ;-)

possibly not ;-)

> You will not see metal overload. Why?..
>
> Because Mac users aren't afraid to tell you that your app stinks and
> how to fix it. You want their money/support/loyalty? You have to earn
> it - lots of projects die for this reason (I'm sure) and we're left
> with fewer software choices but what we do have is (usually) of a
> higher quality.

It's certainly true that mac users tend to be more vocal I can see that
;-) so you may well yet be right! time will tell.......

....problem is people do actually like the metal windows and some
currently use hacks to metallise every app they can. Once you have that
situation, more and more apps get the treatment and the gui looks
inconsistent.

Discussed it with someone at work who said yeah but it's not like the
look changes how you use the app all that much, it's not as if people
have to relearn how to use a mac to use either metallised or
non-metallised windows..... and I think he has a fair point there.

> Go ahead and metallafize (RROTT) your entire UI. Good luck getting
> anyone to actually use your app though.
>
> ROTT = Rolls Right Off The Tongue. :-)
>

Well I doubt you'll see me metallafizing ;-) my entire UI and I hope
you're right about the non-proliferation of metal !

Cheers,
Keith
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