Shari wrote: > I even ran tests using the various lookAndFeel options, which are > supposed to emulate the other platforms, are they not?
In appearance only, and there's no way to see OS X-native appearances on other platforms (nor, I suspect, wil there be one for XP-native appearances should MC support that). > Based on what I've been told about Metacard's capabilities, this > should be sufficient. Yes and no. Yes, to the degree that your apps don't break. But a detaol-oriented developer like you will want the direct experience of working in OS X sooner or later, just as you'd want to understand the Windows experience firsthand to design apps that excel there. If you've used the traditional Mac OS for several years, OS X will seem very alien to you. It's a truly strange beast, but one which benefits us multi-plat developers in small ways by reducing some of the Mac-specific behaviors that differ from other OSes. In addition to file type extensions, window layering is a good example. >From the Aqua HIG at <http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Essentials/AquaHIGuidelines/AHIG Windows/index.html>: In Mac OS 9 and earlier, all windows belonging to a particular application are in the same layer. In Mac OS X, each document exists in its own layer, so documents from different applications can be interleaved. Clicking a window to bring it to the front doesn't disturb the layering order of any other window. And then there are the subtle touches like the new control layout metrics, different system font face and size, etc. No need to ditch OS 9 yet (80% of Mac users still haven't). But working in OS X directly, even if only for a few hours at a time as many of us do, is so very valuable in understanding this brave new world. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge 2.0: Publish any database on any site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
