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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [mru] OT: Tiger?
> On Thu, 12 May 2005 09:22:55 -0700, Remik - dotCOM designers wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Murphy"
>> <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:31 AM
>> Subject: [mru] OT: Tiger?
>>
>>
>>> Any Mac out there people upgrade to Tiger yet? If so, How is it?
>>> Any problems with any software that you've had to upgrade or any
>>> other issues?
>>
>> Have been running Tiger since the day it was released - no problems
>> to report. Feels faster than 10.3. Some of the new toolbars look
>> odd - going against Apple's own design criteria for uniqueness
>> between all buttons (unique shapes emphasizing the outline form),
>> but overall, my impression with Tiger so far is very positive.
>>
>> Remik
>
> I think what you're seeing is the system-wide keyboard-access
> highlighting (Keyboard Shortcuts). Use "Keyboard & Mouse" preferences
> (tab: Keyboard Shortcuts) to set it to "Text boxes and lists only."
> (Or toggle with Ctrl-F7).
No, that's not it. In 10.3 and below, all buttons used to have a unique
look (shapes) that were easily distinguishable whether in color, B&W, or
just simple outlines. This is one of the "for as long as I can remember"
practices that Apple was famous for. In Tiger the new toolbars have
"identically" shaped buttons - the ovals or rectangles with rounded ends,
depending on the number of buttons in a row. That goes agains all UI design
specs that Apple still has on their web site, and against all usabilitity
studies they did over the past couple of decades.
Example: compare Mail between 10.3 and 10.4. Previously all toolbar icons
had unique shapes and colors, now they all have identical "oval button"
shapes. I think toolbars used to look better in 10.3
Remik
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [mru] OT: Tiger?
> On Thu, 12 May 2005 09:22:55 -0700, Remik - dotCOM designers wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Murphy"
>> <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:31 AM
>> Subject: [mru] OT: Tiger?
>>
>>
>>> Any Mac out there people upgrade to Tiger yet? If so, How is it?
>>> Any problems with any software that you've had to upgrade or any
>>> other issues?
>>
>> Have been running Tiger since the day it was released - no problems
>> to report. Feels faster than 10.3. Some of the new toolbars look
>> odd - going against Apple's own design criteria for uniqueness
>> between all buttons (unique shapes emphasizing the outline form),
>> but overall, my impression with Tiger so far is very positive.
>>
>> Remik
>
> I think what you're seeing is the system-wide keyboard-access
> highlighting (Keyboard Shortcuts). Use "Keyboard & Mouse" preferences
> (tab: Keyboard Shortcuts) to set it to "Text boxes and lists only."
> (Or toggle with Ctrl-F7).
No, that's not it. In 10.3 and below, all buttons used to have a unique
look (shapes) that were easily distinguishable whether in color, B&W, or
just simple outlines. This is one of the "for as long as I can remember"
practices that Apple was famous for. In Tiger the new toolbars have
"identically" shaped buttons - the ovals or rectangles with rounded ends,
depending on the number of buttons in a row. That goes agains all UI design
specs that Apple still has on their web site, and against all usabilitity
studies they did over the past couple of decades.
Example: compare Mail between 10.3 and 10.4. Previously all toolbar icons
had unique shapes and colors, now they all have identical "oval button"
shapes. I think toolbars used to look better in 10.3
Remik
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