On 10/11/01 7:06 am, Curry Kenworthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 1.1 dictionary entry for lookAndFeel states that the Appearance Manager > mode draws controls faster than the old platinum emulation mode. The > Metacard 2.4 ReadMe says just the opposite. Also, I can personally vouch for > the field at least; I have one card in a project that really pushes the > field to the limits, and what's smooth under the Macintosh look and feel is > very jerky with Appearance Manager look and feel, and the same goes for a > slidebar on the same screen--continuous responsiveness and updating versus > slow reaction and updating. I don't know about buttons or the window > decorations, but the native Metacard field and slider runs circles around > the system ones in the situations I've seen. > > This experience is on Mac 8.6. Is it a different story for OS 9 and/or X, or > was it a typo in the documentation? I'm interested, because I've had to > consider the speed differences in the two modes for this project.
It is slower. Thanks for the catch. Kevin Kevin Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.runrev.com/> Runtime Revolution Limited - Power to the Developer! Tel: +44 (0) 870 747 1165. Fax: +44 (0)1639 830 707.
