Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 1st Jul 2007 15:21 UTC
Sometimes, Apple's (or any other software maker's) complete lack of respect for usability never ceases to amaze me. Take today for example. Apart from the close, minimise, and "maximise" widgets Apple places on window decors, there is also a fourth widget programmers on the Apple platform can use. This widget resembles a sort of dash, and is placed on the top right corner of the window decor. This widget is used in many applications, both from Apple as well as from various third parties. It has one function: toggle the visibility of the window's toolbar.
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2005-06-29
Colloquy is not a app that comes with OS X so it's not the same, it's like comparing a gnome app with a GTK one(GTK apps dont have to follow the HIG guides).
I could have used an Apple application as well, such as Mail.app. Or Automator. Or Fontbook. Or whatever. They all use the toggle-toolbar like it's supposed to.
Seems strange to me that you would just hide the toolbar on the filemanger, but with Colloquy your hiding stuff you dont need.
What are you talking about? I have the toolbar hidden on Colloquy by default (see the before/after shots).