Leopard GUI mockup
Well i started to work on a leopard gui mockup. all i've done so far is (from scratch, no cut and paste) make a basic window, a scroll bar, and 2 possible types of buttons.
Here it is on flickr, the size was too large to post directly on the forum.
and heres a smaller version medium size
please give me your input, i will continue to work on it. any suggestions for tweaks and additions are welcomed. tell me what you think of hte current one too.
i got my ideas from iTunes 7, Mac Os X download page, and the Apple store online.
btw, i am VERY new to photoshop so its not perfect, but i think it sort of gets the job done.
Here it is on flickr, the size was too large to post directly on the forum.
and heres a smaller version medium size
please give me your input, i will continue to work on it. any suggestions for tweaks and additions are welcomed. tell me what you think of hte current one too.
i got my ideas from iTunes 7, Mac Os X download page, and the Apple store online.
btw, i am VERY new to photoshop so its not perfect, but i think it sort of gets the job done.
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I think someone's taking that invitation too far.
You're right...
I do think it's a clue however...
it'll just be a little more tasteful than this
http://interfacelift.com/themes-mac/details.php?id=109
http://interfacelift.com/themes-mac/details.php?id=166
I'm really getting tired of rounded edges on windows. What's wrong with square edges?
I wish they'd just put in native support for say the shapeshifter themes. There's tons of them.
http://interfacelift.com/themes-mac/details.php?id=109
http://interfacelift.com/themes-mac/details.php?id=166
I'm really getting tired of rounded edges on windows. What's wrong with square edges?
To be honest, i prefer square edges. I was just going on the material that was out there (WWDC Invite, Apple site etc). Shapeshifter themes are great but Apple seems to prefer the uniform look across their products.
I'm really getting tired of rounded edges on windows. What's wrong with square edges?
Uh, they'll put your eye out?
I'm really getting tired of rounded edges on windows. What's wrong with square edges?
"Now everybody, take out your circle of paper!"
I'm really getting tired of rounded edges on windows. What's wrong with square edges?
Getting rid of the rounded edges windows in the Mac OS? Nope, it won't happen, because according to Steve Jobs, "Rectangles with rounded corners are everywhere!"
Quoted from: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py...Everywhere.txt
Bill fired up his demo and it quickly filled the Lisa screen with randomly-sized ovals, faster than you thought was possible. But something was bothering Steve Jobs. "Well, circles and ovals are good, but how about drawing rectangles with rounded corners? Can we do that now, too?"
"No, there's no way to do that. In fact it would be really hard to do, and I don't think we really need it". I think Bill was a little miffed that Steve wasn't raving over the fast ovals and still wanted more.
Steve suddenly got more intense. "Rectangles with rounded corners are everywhere! Just look around this room!". And sure enough, there were lots of them, like the whiteboard and some of the desks and tables. Then he pointed out the window. "And look outside, there's even more, practically everywhere you look!". He even persuaded Bill to take a quick walk around the block with him, pointing out every rectangle with rounded corners that he could find.
When Steve and Bill passed a no-parking sign with rounded corners, it did the trick. "OK, I give up", Bill pleaded. "I'll see if it's as hard as I thought." He went back home to work on it.
Bill returned to Texaco Towers the following afternoon, with a big smile on his face. His demo was now drawing rectangles with beautifully rounded corners blisteringly fast, almost at the speed of plain rectangles. When he added the code to LisaGraf, he named the new primitive "RoundRects". Over the next few months, roundrects worked their way into various parts of the user interface, and soon became indispensable.
Getting rid of the rounded edges windows in the Mac OS? Nope, it won't happen, because according to Steve Jobs, "Rectangles with rounded corners are everywhere!"
Quoted from: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py...Everywhere.txt
So they rounded them to be more like real life. I know they do that in 3D using bevelling to catch specular highlights but in 2D it seems unnecessary. I don't see a rounded rectangle on my screen and think 'wow, just like in real life'. I see that even in Tiger, they have bevelled the top of the window at least - it's subtle. I don't mind the corners being rounded if it's done in a very, very subtle way.
Here's the thing though, it's just a theme. When you install Uno, it removes the rounding from the bottom of the window. I might actually try modifying the files myself and see if I can get square windows back.
But what is the problem with rounded edges?
They're ugly.
Look at the difference between Safari/Finder and itunes rounding on the corners. Itunes I don't mind but the other just look horrible to me.
But what is the problem with rounded edges?
rounded edges are verry mac.
it comes from the need/benefit of being able to get to the desktop when an app misbehaves.
try it: open safari. maximize it to the full extent of yr screen.
move the cursor to the rounded edge and you can touch the desktop.
it comes in handy when you want to foce quit a misbehaving app.
rounded edges are very mac.
it comes from the need/benefit of being able to get to the desktop when an app misbehaves.
try it: open safari. maximize it to the full extent of yr screen.
move the cursor to the rounded edge and you can touch the desktop.
it comes in handy when you want to face quit a misbehaving app.
Bingo. This is an excellent point. Think of it as extra redundancy. I know that there are other ways to switch apps, like the Command-Tab switcher, and the dock, and expose, but here's how niji's solution saved me from a reboot:
My keyboard stopped responding (happens every now and then), as did safari. expose was setup through the keyboard so that was out. the dock refused to open anything, even the finder. so I clicked in the little open space created by the rounded corners, and bingo: it switched to the desktop.