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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2005-12-21
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). The fact that it serves a different function on the finder changing it's appearance is not a issue to me.
You missed the point. It's a perfectly good example because it behaves like all other Apple apps that use the pill button. Thom could have chosen any other Apple app as an example and it would behave as Colloquy does.