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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Thanks for your explanation on the behavior of Finder Pierre. However, Thom's point is still valid because I'm guessing that not many folks would know this. To have such a prominently displayed widget that provides alternative functionality to a select group of individuals for legacy functionality completely divergent from what I expect of Apple. I'm not ready to show all the usability experts the door, but they might have considered burying this in the preferences settings or something.