On 24 May 2004 at 13:40, Mark D Lew wrote: > > On May 24, 2004, at 12:09 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > But it's not a reason to implement transparency as the default > > dialog behavior OS-wide, which is how this subject came up. > > I'm not sure what you mean by "default dialog behavior OS-wide". Most > windows are not transparent. I'm not aware of any way in which it is > "default" behavior. > > As I understand it, the point is that transparency is available as > part of the OS package, and the software designers use it where and > when they see fit, according to their determinations about what would > enhance the UI.
OK. I still see it as a fundamentally cosmetic feature of OS X, one that I can't quite see the benefit of for anything other than floating pallettes (which are pretty much not used in Windows applications, in favor of dockable pallettes). If MS is implementing it, it is definitely copying something from OS X simply for the purpose of saying "we have that, too," rather for any underlying purpose that will truly enhance Windows applications. So far as I can see it. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
