Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 22nd Dec 2006 11:16 UTC, submitted by bababooie
"The IndieHIG Wiki is a place where developers and UI designers can come together to create a new set of Human Interface Guidelines to supplement Apple's guidelines. Apple has neglected to update their HIG with modern UI designs and controls, so developers have been forced to replicate these UI elements on their own to keep their applications from looking dated. Since each developer has slightly different implementations of these elements, it has resulted in a fairly inconsistent look and feel for Mac OS users." Meanwhile, for the first time in over three months, Apple is asking its developer community to begin testing and providing feedback on a forthcoming update to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
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Member since:2006-11-15
"I have to agree that too much consistency can start to get dull and blend together, making the UI less useful. I find slight UI inconsistency useful in many cases, just to easier differentiate between apps without too close of a look."
In Windows, every app has an icon next to the title. That makes it much easier to pick out different apps.
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2005-07-07
I have to agree that too much consistency can start to get dull and blend together, making the UI less useful. I find slight UI inconsitency useful in many cases, just to easier differentiate between apps without too close of a look.