That's because it's a Java application. While it does mean that the GUI will look different than a traditional, native W32 application, it also means that it looks the same on all platforms (Win, Mac, Linux, etc.). Is it the greatest GUI ever? Hell no. But is it OK? Yes.
To me (and most people, I suspect), this is about as low on the priority list as it is possible to get. I haven't used an open or save icon for ten years. I press Control-S. The point being, if the IDE works well and helps me work faster, and obeys certain minimal GUI conventions, I really couldn't care less what it looks like in specific areas like icons or chrome textures. On Jan 9, 2008 9:39 AM, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >And who can argue with the "looks alien in Windows"...that's a show > stopper. (rolls eyes) > > I'm not a fan of the visual interface of Eclipse. It looks as if the > authors either didn't take the time, didn't care or purposely avoided > making Eclipse look like a native Windows application. > > There is little, or no, use of common Windows icons for Open, Save, > Print, Search, etc. > > The visual aspect of an application does have some influence. > > M!ke > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:296248 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
