On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Paul Davis <p...@linuxaudiosystems.com>wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Jan Jokela <janjok...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >. But for the App to > > be cohesive with the platform, the theme (the design and usability > features > > of widgets) must remain identical. > > this notion of cohesiveness with the platform doesn't seem to bother > the developers of most pro-apps. Ableton Live, probably the biggest > selling music app of the last 5 years, looks nothing like the OS X or > Windows platform. Cubase/Nuendo, ProTools (and other AVID products), > Digital Performer, Sonar ... these are not cohesive with the platform. > FCP(X) is, but only because it is an apple product that runs only on > OS X. > > there is a place for cohesiveness with the platform: that place is for > platform-provided tools. things outside that domain: i'd just say give > it up and not worry about them (but try to make their developers' > lives easier anyway). > Even though Final Cut Pro is a good example maybe Pro applications as a category weren't the best. Take iPhoto, Calendar and similar apps, even the ones not developed by Apple. Many of them style widgets to a certain look and feel and most have a bunch of custom widgets. And I see this as essential for making great applications even though it requires a rather fixed theme. Jan.
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