I don't disagree with you, just saying that there are users out there who, consciously or unconsciously, judge part of the quality of an app by the "state-of-the-art-ness" of its ui.
Apple and Microsoft will continue to evolve their user interface whether we like it or not. A prime example of that is the new scrollbar look in Lion. Personally, I prefer the old look but as time goes by, people will expect their apps to use the new scrollbar. Pete On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> wrote: > Speaking from the perspective of someone who likes to get work done: I > feel that too many innovations in the user interface can be a major > turn-off. My favorite CAD program uses many of the same tools that were a > part of the original MacDraw program; greatly enhanced and more powerful, > but much the same. So I get work done without learning a bunch of new stuff > all the time. > > Hey there are lots of people out there like me and familiarity is a strong > factor in "acceptance". When I first became enchanted with the Mac it was > largely because all of the apps that came out were similar enough so that I > already knew how to use 90% of a new one. Even LC, has adhered to this > approach (mostly). When it doesn't is when I start disliking it. I've begun > to "dislike" a lot of things in many apps. Even LC. Give me a break. I'm > pushing 80. (smile) > > IMHO, > > Joe Wilkins > Architect and sometimes programmer > > On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Pete wrote: > > > I agree. Speaking from the perspective of a Mac user, it's impossible to > > build an app whose ui doesn't look dated. > > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Mark Wieder <mwie...@ahsoftware.net> > wrote: > > > >> Native widgets would be nice on the desktop, too, but I'm not holding > >> my breath. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Pete > > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > -- Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
