Most of Apple's apps including the metal-themed ones use a standard toolbar. Only the non-toolbar apps (iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie) and notably Safari -- which uses a custom toolbar so you can resize the address and Google search bar -- don't use it. There's no reason why metal apps couldn't, shouldn't or wouldn't in Panther. I'd bet that Safari's custom toolbar behavior in Jaguar gets added to NSToolbar in Panther. I'd assume the Finder will finally get a real toolbar in Panther too, but I thought that was coming in Jaguar.
Here we go again. WWDC is almost here, and we still know nothing about Panther. It is really strange, I mean remember Jaguar? We actually knew pretty much about it and had seen some real screenshots etc well before it was announced.
Now apple seems to be (according to rumors) streaming the keynote from wwdc. The unveiling of PPC970 seems to be very controversial. What if there is no new powermac and the keynote will only showcase Panther? In that case the streaming of the keynote would indicate that Panther will really be BIG.
Basically as I see it, there are only two possibilities: We have no information about Panther because it is so big that it is the biggest and best kept secret at Apple, or Panther is going to be (compared to Jaguar) like 10.1 was to 10.0 - a faster and more refined version of Jaguar without any significant changes in its featureset.
Another thing that should be standard in all apps, or at least Apple apps with a tool bar, is a) being able to command-drag toolbar widgets to where you want them, and b) to be able to use a 'customize toolbar' option, a la Finder. For example, I would absolutely LOVE Safari if i was able to put the textbigger/textsmaller buttons on the left, and have the back button where i actually want it to be. The finder lets you do that, Safari, etc doesn't
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(Goes to see what it looks like in aqua - it defaults into metal and I've never changed it)
Eh, it looks pretty much the same - same icons, etc. I like brushed metal better, tho.
Now apple seems to be (according to rumors) streaming the keynote from wwdc. The unveiling of PPC970 seems to be very controversial. What if there is no new powermac and the keynote will only showcase Panther? In that case the streaming of the keynote would indicate that Panther will really be BIG.
Basically as I see it, there are only two possibilities: We have no information about Panther because it is so big that it is the biggest and best kept secret at Apple, or Panther is going to be (compared to Jaguar) like 10.1 was to 10.0 - a faster and more refined version of Jaguar without any significant changes in its featureset.
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EST, so in San Francisco?
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Another thing that should be standard in all apps, or at least Apple apps with a tool bar, is a) being able to command-drag toolbar widgets to where you want them, and b) to be able to use a 'customize toolbar' option, a la Finder. For example, I would absolutely LOVE Safari if i was able to put the textbigger/textsmaller buttons on the left, and have the back button where i actually want it to be. The finder lets you do that, Safari, etc doesn't
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