> Actually, you're wrong. You may not have realized, but the difference
> between metal and normal windows has been reduced significantly. So
> much even that you did not even realize that iCal uses non-metal
> windows!
Well, whatever those are called these days, I stopped keeping track of Apple’s
ever new inconsistencies and fads a while ago. Yet the general style of the
window keeps having the ‚metal‘ taste: because of the ‚unified‘ toolbar, the
draggable bottom bar and the rounded corners at the bottom. I think these kinds
of windows inherit from what used to be metal (as opposed to simple document
windows without the huge bar and rounded edges at the bottom). iCal’s window is
definitely in the metal-ish style (rounded corners at the bottom), while, say,
XCode (proper corners, non-draggable status bar) is more like a traditional
document window; Safari seems to cover the middle ground (proper corners, but
draggable status bar).
> iCal uses the exact same style as the current BD source, the
> only difference is that it uses a bottom bar with large controls
> rather than one with small controls, but both are standard. I think
> small is more appropriate, I think the large controls get a far too
> big bottom bar.
Actually I think this is the main reason why don’t like this style of bottom
bar. Because you will need a lot of space between the buttons and its edges,
buttons consume a load of extra space there which cannot be used to make them
more useful.
> As for the window being draggable by the status bar, that is automatic
> (just try).
Of course I did try and it didn’t work, which is why I noted it. It seems to be
a bug which appears when you turn on the status bar and then try to drag the
window in the status bar.
> You may also compare iTunes and iPhoto, which are perhaps
> much more similar to BD, and have a similar bottom bar.
Despite having a source list, I don’t really think of BibDesk as being in the
iPhoto/iTunes class. Those always have a gratuitous / fun aspect to me and
cannot handle multiple documents while I think BibDesk should feel like a work
application that can handle multiple documents. Hence I’d expect it to look
more like a text editor or, say, Mail.
Sven
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