Re: Apple HIG updated
Recently, Devin Asay wrote: >>> I'd like to know, who's the brain trust (dare I say genius?) who >>> decided that folders in the dock should display icons of their contents, >>> rather than the folder icons themselves. I'm quite curious what was >>> behind this (idiotic) decision. >> Yes, that was a completely crazy idea. I made myself folders inside >> the relevant folders, called them " Apps", " Docs" etc (note the >> leading space that makes then sort to the top) and gave these folders >> the same icons as the folders they were in. This gives me a much >> better representation of the folders/ > Lots of folks are looking for ways to fix this problem it seems. The following is a good solution for Apple's UI decision-maker: http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92393&stc=1&d=119601538 2 Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Apple HIG updated
On Jan 23, 2008, at 2:35 AM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: I'd like to know, who's the brain trust (dare I say genius?) who decided that folders in the dock should display icons of their contents, rather than the folder icons themselves. I'm quite curious what was behind this (idiotic) decision. Yes, that was a completely crazy idea. I made myself folders inside the relevant folders, called them " Apps", " Docs" etc (note the leading space that makes then sort to the top) and gave these folders the same icons as the folders they were in. This gives me a much better representation of the folders/ Lots of folks are looking for ways to fix this problem it seems. One nice solution is at http://t.ecksdee.org/post/19001860 It seems that a creative user in Japan created a set of slick-looking icons that you can use for solutions like Sarah suggests. I used them on my Leopard system, and they look quite nice. Devin Devin Asay Humanities Technology and Research Support Center Brigham Young University ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Apple HIG updated
I've created png files and placed them in those folders -- with names like 1aaDownloads.png It is a clunky but workable anti-idiocy strategy. Best, Dave B. On Jan 23, 2008, at 3:35 AM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: I'd like to know, who's the brain trust (dare I say genius?) who decided that folders in the dock should display icons of their contents, rather than the folder icons themselves. I'm quite curious what was behind this (idiotic) decision. Yes, that was a completely crazy idea. I made myself folders inside the relevant folders, called them " Apps", " Docs" etc (note the leading space that makes then sort to the top) and gave these folders the same icons as the folders they were in. This gives me a much better representation of the folders/ Cheers, Sarah ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Apple HIG updated
> I'd like to know, who's the brain trust (dare I say genius?) who decided > that folders in the dock should display icons of their contents, rather than > the folder icons themselves. I'm quite curious what was behind this > (idiotic) decision. Yes, that was a completely crazy idea. I made myself folders inside the relevant folders, called them " Apps", " Docs" etc (note the leading space that makes then sort to the top) and gave these folders the same icons as the folders they were in. This gives me a much better representation of the folders/ Cheers, Sarah ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Apple HIG updated
Recently, Ian Wood wrote: > apparently Apple updated their > Human Interface Guidelines to include Leopard during MacWorld... I'd like to know, who's the brain trust (dare I say genius?) who decided that folders in the dock should display icons of their contents, rather than the folder icons themselves. I'm quite curious what was behind this (idiotic) decision. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Apple HIG updated
I've not had time to look at them, but apparently Apple updated their Human Interface Guidelines to include Leopard during MacWorld... http://tinyurl.com/6dcmm Ian ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
