Izak,
On 30/04/2010, at 17:48, Izak van Langevelde wrote: > My problem is the difference in style between HUDS and 'normal' windows: I > don't want my document windows to be transparent, I just want them to be > black to match the style of a HUD. White and bright document windows really > don't match black and dark HUDs... I know I'm not really helping you achieve your objective, but... White and bright document windows don't match HUD panels because they are not the same. They don't serve the same purpose and were created different to state that, visually. I know Apple "violates" the Human Interface Guidelines that they created themselves, but I don't think anyone should go for it just because they did. Clarifying what I mean: Apple's "Pro Apps" use differently-styled windows, which don't follow the HIG, at least IMHO. Another example is Pixelmator. I, for one, don't like Pixelmator's windows. I don't think it helps to have black opaque windows that match the HUD panels just for the sake of matching styles. After all, Photoshop and Illustrator, for example, used standard (light-colored) panels for quite a long time, before adopting the current gray style. I like the apps I use to be consistent in their interfaces and think most users also do. I think that's why Apple created the HIG in the first place. So, I ask you to think about your app and consider if even the HUD panels are needed. From the Apple Human Interface Guidelines: > In general, therefore, you should use transparent panels only when at least > one of the following statements is true: > > • Your application is media-centric, that is, focused on movies, > photos, or slides. > • Users use your application in a dark environment or in an immersion > mode. > • A standard panel would distract users from the main window. > • Users make only quick adjustments in the panel and dismiss it quickly. I would assume (from guessing) that your case is very similar to the "standard panel would distract users" above. Is the main window distracting users from the panels? If it is, then your panels are being use constantly, not momentarily, which violates "only quick adjustments in the panel" above. Please, forgive the long text and don't take it as a lecture. I am really trying to help. Cheers, Flavio_______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
