On Sep 6, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Lawrence Sica wrote: > >> >> On Sep 5, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Christopher Bort wrote: >> >>> On 09/04/10 19:40, [email protected] (Macs R We) wrote: >>> >>>> On Sep 4, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Cyril Niklaus wrote: >>>> >>>>> Oh, and btw, does anybody knows why the corners had that wedge >>>>> thing? Why not leave them blank? For a long time I was wondering if >>>>> it was a limitation of the screen until I noticed that when it >>>>> booted up it had no such problems… >>>> >>>> Rounded corners on the menu bar were a Macintosh design element up >>>> through Tiger. My G4 iMac still sports them, in OS X, but my MBPro no >>>> longer does. Guess I'll have to hoist one tonight to the demise of >>>> another classic Apple product identity element, like I did for Happy >>>> Mac and the Two-Faced Guy. >>> >>> Not to mention the rainbow apple logo, which was the first, or one of the >>> first, to go. It's ironic that when Macs only had black and white monitors >>> the logo was multi-colored, but after they got color the logo went >>> monochrome. >>> >>> To stay on the topic of the thread, this discussion about iTunes 10 seems >>> to me like a tempest in a teacup. Overall, it looks much the same to me as >>> previous iterations. While I did see the differences, none of them really >>> struck me as anything major. I certainly don't have any trouble finding my >>> way around. Yes, things are grayer and a bit of color does help to >>> differentiate elements, but I already know where things are and most things >>> haven't moved, so I can still go right to what I need when I need it. >>> Personally, I don't like a lot of eye candy and I certainly don't want to >>> lick any interface. Too flashy can be distracting and just as hard to use >>> as too plain. In short, I _like_ minimalist interfaces as long as they >>> really do meet the minimum requirements to serve their function. For me, >>> the new iTunes falls well within an acceptable range on a continuum of >>> functionality, ease of use, attractiveness and consistency with past >>> iterations. >> >> Meh. It can be argued you should never rely on color cues due to color >> blindness. It's not horrible the changes they did. The people complaining, >> really if that is the worse you can come up with you should be damn happy. >> I am not saying one should not comment but perspective is important. So I t >> urned on ping, and am now all "what to do next?" >> > > I was happier with iTunes 9's look better > that's all > > it was overall, easier for me to find things and more pleasant to look at
I see what you mean, though I rarely even look at the interface since most of the time it is minimized. How many people regularly use the app outside of the mini-controller mode? --Larry
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