What do you think of iTunes 7 interface elements, will Leopard adopt the same look?
I, for one, really dislike the fact that Apple have introduced a whole load of new interface widgets with iTunes 7. Now iTunes feels completely out of place in OS X, because it doesn't use a single native (aqua) OS X interface element.
Radio buttons, tabs (e.g. in iPod settings), tick boxes, column titles, scroll bars, drop down menus etc. etc. etc. are all available in aqua form, but iTunes uses none of them. Then to top it all off, the iTunes 7 versions are pretty ugly.
So the question is: do you like the iTunes 7 interface elements and do you think it's a sign of things to come in Leopard?
Radio buttons, tabs (e.g. in iPod settings), tick boxes, column titles, scroll bars, drop down menus etc. etc. etc. are all available in aqua form, but iTunes uses none of them. Then to top it all off, the iTunes 7 versions are pretty ugly.
So the question is: do you like the iTunes 7 interface elements and do you think it's a sign of things to come in Leopard?
Comments
It's like Apple is saying, f*ck yeees all, OSX is serious. It will make Vista's AeroGlassShite look like a desperate clown crying painfully for attention.
So basically, my options are, I should either love it or hate it, or not give a shit??
If you go to this page, you'll see a black colored Aqua, personally I think that's a clue for something to do with a totally revamped U.I. More revamped than any other new OS X.
And you will also notice that under the "Spotlight" icon is an actual spotlight, I think that also is a clue to something like this:
Where's the middle ground with you?
So basically, my options are, I should either love it or hate it, or not give a shit??[/IMG]
I'm sorry about that. It's necessary in order to have a simple poll. Maybe love/hate are too strong words. You can always post in the thread, as you have, if no option is close enough to what you think.
Honestly, I'm very surprised that there aren't more people annoyed at the fact that iTunes has completely abandoned all OS X interface elements, so it doesn't look like an OS X application. If MS or Adobe did something like this with Office/Photoshop, I would have thought a lot more people would be up in arms saying "why the hell aren't they using OS X APIs properly so this thing looks, feels and behaves like a native OS X application?"
I'm pissed because CoverFlow doesn't work in my WindozeXP iTunes7 The UI in Mac or PC is really not my priority.... Though I have mentioned I like this new direction which preludes Leopard look-feel.
Do you have an iTunes store account? I found out you need to have an account to have that feature to work.. which to me isn't a big deal but I know poepl hate signing up for stuff. I'm sure there is going to be a "hack" coming soon from some smart dev.
flick.
flick.
I like it, but it kinda looks sort of OS 9-y to me, no? Not Aqua at all....
That's what I was thinking when I first saw it. \
That's what I was thinking when I first saw it. \
Ya, it's definitely a very weird and unexpected move. I think I like it, it's more professional looking but it raises a lot of questions as to the future of the rest of the systems looks. And now you've also got mail that got rid of the brushed metal but not the Aqua scroll bars. And it's a different color and it's buttons are different, too!
Is Apple experimenting on us?? I think Leopard's going to be very interesting...
Do you have an iTunes store account? I found out you need to have an account to have that feature to work.. which to me isn't a big deal but I know poepl hate signing up for stuff. I'm sure there is going to be a "hack" coming soon from some smart dev.
flick.
Yup I have a USA account. Coverflow "flows" but the bottom section with the scrollbar and text is all just some garbled graphics
The new album view is nice, but unnecessary, and in all honesty looks like nothing more than a cheap attempt at a Windows Media Player 11 competition. iTunes doesn't even blend with itself. They should have gone with black scroll-bars.
And yet another minor complaint.... The green iTunes logo looked a LOT more professional than this... in fact the entire program looks like an iTunes 2 rip-off... Give us back the green!
It seems to me that aspects of iTunes 7 have been rushed, and the little interface quirks (like the black highlight in the sidebar) quite frankly are disgusting. Feature-wise though, it rocks. I think the source list has needed sorting out for a long time and now it's neatly organised. I especially like the new album grouping view where you can view the album art alongside a track listing. I also love the meter that appears when you connect your iPod, it's a great way to check up on how full your iPod is (I was not impressed by the fact that my iPod was erased and filled up again when I connected it, though). Someone please tell me how to hack the resource forks of iTunes in OS X on Intel so I can once again aquify iTunes!!!
Mike Matas you work for Apple now! Show them how it's done!!! (If, of course, you're not responsble for this \ )!!!
And if you could be arsed to read all that, I'd love to know if anyone thinks the same.
Mike Matas you work for Apple now! Show them how it's done!!! (If, of course, you're not responsble for this \ )!!!
No, but he is responsible for Delicious Library, which is pretty atrocious in and of itself :P
Thumbs down.