Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Mar 2009 21:00 UTC
This weekend, we learned that Apple's upcoming Snow Leopard operating system would have a minimal user interface for the QuickTime movie player. Thanks to AppleInsider, we now have more information on the new interface, and it seems like Apple is again - just as with the Safari 4 beta - using some radical interface ideas.
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I like the move to less UI. Sometimes I think this move is a natural progression away from the traditional windowed components. People recognize a rectangle sitting on a desktop with animation as a movie. Title bars and controls just make my view smaller on my eeepc. Controls are not needed unless you have to browse, skip, etc. Possibly the Netbook onslaught is also having a motivational effect where screen realestate is in short supply. In the same way I usually run Firefox without a statusbar or menubar using the Tiny Menu add-on. The UI parts take up too much space. On a 10 inch screen 1/2 an inch is too much space to waste.
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I like the move to less UI. Sometimes I think this move is a natural progression away from the traditional windowed components. People recognize a rectangle sitting on a desktop with animation as a movie. Title bars and controls just make my view smaller on my eeepc. Controls are not needed unless you have to browse, skip, etc. Possibly the Netbook onslaught is also having a motivational effect where screen realestate is in short supply. In the same way I usually run Firefox without a statusbar or menubar using the Tiny Menu add-on. The UI parts take up too much space. On a 10 inch screen 1/2 an inch is too much space to waste.
Edited 2009-03-09 22:30 UTC