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compuntoes said 5:14PM on 10-03-2006
Apple icons ever were wonder, not for nothing OSX looks too pretty...
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Stridey said 5:24PM on 10-03-2006
Yup, the AHIG are awesome. Too bad Apple doesn't care about them at all, and blatantly (repeatedly) disregards them.
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meatmcguffin said 5:29PM on 10-03-2006
@Stridey
Agreed. Let's pray that one of the upcoming secret features of Leopard is an overhauled and unified interface.
One thing that irritates me with the system icons is that while drives are 3D and are viewed at an angle, removable media is viewed straight on. WHY?!
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Ken R said 6:07PM on 10-03-2006
And the point of this is...?
Doesn't everyone who needs to know know about the HIG?
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Daniel said 6:10PM on 10-03-2006
Ken R:
Yes, but Scott likes to recycle posts like these in order to justify having a job at TUAW. Honestly, I believe this is the third time (at least) that I have read a post of Scott's saying how fascinated he is by icons and linking up to the HIG. Must be a slow day....again...
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ebaur said 6:13PM on 10-03-2006
To meatmcguffin:
The reason for the difference between hard drives and removable media is discussed in the article (well, briefly). Essentially, it has to do with how you would look at it. You don't typically hold a hard drive in your hand, so it is 3D as if it were on a table. A removable disk or CD/DVD should appear as you would hold it in your hand.
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Scott McNulty said 6:16PM on 10-03-2006
Daniel,
I do like icons, though this is the first time I have linked to this part of the HIG (prove me wrong, kids, prove me wrong!). I have, in the past, linked to stories behind certain icons, so maybe you are thinking of those.
Gee, I hope I justified this enough for you. ;)
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Scott F said 6:17PM on 10-03-2006
Any chance Adobe will see this and fix the terrible icon in the CS apps? I didn't think so, either.
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john said 7:45PM on 10-03-2006
> Figure 10-13 Icons for removable media...
Wow... who knew that a JAZ drive worked on OS X.
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Extensor said 8:52PM on 10-03-2006
RE: #4 Ken R
what is "know know"...?
^_^
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Ian Adams said 9:07PM on 10-03-2006
Yeah, I really hope this raises awareness for developers. It always irks me when I get an app with an icon that doesn't follow the guidelines, because, well, I like my OS having a bit more of a unified appearance. But not just small developers need to look at this (Adobe, I'm looking at you!), everyone should be making icons according to those guidelines.
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Daniel Lyons said 10:12PM on 10-03-2006
Notice what's missing? Oh yeah -- the hilariously awful OmniOutliner 3 icon. Business suit blue and puke orange combine to make an icon that's simultaneously repulsive and monotonous. No doubt the good folks at Omni were so shocked by bold, horrendous style of the icon, they concluded it must be brilliant. Maybe next time they'll sleep on it first.
And who writes with a lightbulb anyway?
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Rick Elizaga said 11:41PM on 10-03-2006
Another thing that's missing in the HIG, or different, anyway — the boy's eyes in the Preview icon. Is it just me, or in the actual app, aren't the little boy's eyes glowing white like he's from the Village of the Damned? That has always unsettled me. In the HIG version, he's just a normal kid.
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Daniel said 2:24AM on 10-04-2006
Scott:
Okay, you win. You know I'm just teasing you anyway. It would have to be (was) a slow day for me as well to bother commenting, which I rarely do. :)
And yes, I think you've justified yourself sufficiently now.
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Mojo said 2:18PM on 10-04-2006
The first thing I do is change the Preview icon with someone's creepy wet brat staring at me. Always hated that one.
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