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Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2 Brings New Look for iCal
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These "skinned" applications are horrible, tacky and inconsistent with the rest of the OS. Apple's losing their taste.
Wow, people really do hate change when it comes to OSX
Remember everyone going nuts over the iTunes logo?
Remember everyone going nuts over the iTunes logo?
Nice graphics except for the leather look
Hope the new iCal gives you the option of going with something a little less African Safari.
Hope the new iCal gives you the option of going with something a little less African Safari.
Ha yeah but I got over it... but that tacky iCal graphic? That isn't going to go down smoothly with me. Ever.
+1
It's strange looking at my iCal for my schedule, then pulling out my iPhone (now iPad) to get at a todo list with even basic functionality.
The new iCal is just blucckkk. I much prefer the cleaner, modern look currently being used. I loved the old Brushed metal look but leather is kinda - or wait it is pushing it too far. Did someone from Microsoft join their design team?
Let's not lump all change together. There's good change, there's change for the sake of change, and then there's bad changes.
I think people hate bad change. Some people just love change for the sake of change, while others despise it with reason. I don't think anyone dislikes good changes.
I don't get
I don't get one thing. We have a new major release of operating system Mac OS X Lion. What in the world it has to do with a new skin for iCal??? Even if iCal would be rewrote from scratch and would be simply the best in the world - it is just an application!
Where are new things and features of the system itself?
I don't get one thing. We have a new major release of operating system Mac OS X Lion. What in the world it has to do with a new skin for iCal??? Even if iCal would be rewrote from scratch and would be simply the best in the world - it is just an application!
Where are new things and features of the system itself?
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This full screen mode Will be alright in some cases. But if I need to reference my calendar while writing an email, full screen mode will be of little use. I'd like to see tighter integration of apps, not separating them to a point where if I change an app, I'm in a completely different place. I know they worked it out where you can just involk mission control but it's better to just gave more real estate. I'm sure all these little changes are meant for laptop useres with small screens.
As for the calendar, it reminds me of the cheap, plastic chrome or as someone pointed out, fake wood, particle board, or designers that try to design something like fake bevel picture frames or page curls. So tacky, and that's what it is. Plain and simple creating the illusion that something is what it isn't is just tacky.
I don't think we need such heavy handed metaphores these days. The computer has been properly introduced to the world and people can wrap their heads around a software calendar without fake gimmicks. I think it has to do with not knowing where to go with it. Cheap and childish UI design. Reminds me of a floor lamp I bought at target and returned the next day because of all the faux materials. I worry about people and their lack of standards.
satkin2 said:
This full screen mode Will be alright in some cases. But if I need to reference my calendar while writing an email, full screen mode will be of little use. I'd like to see tighter integration of apps, not separating them to a point where if I change an app, I'm in a completely different place. I know they worked it out where you can just involk mission control but it's better to just gave more real estate. I'm sure all these little changes are meant for laptop useres with small screens.
As for the calendar, it reminds me of the cheap, plastic chrome or as someone pointed out, fake wood, particle board, or designers that try to design something like fake bevel picture frames or page curls. So tacky, and that's what it is. Plain and simple creating the illusion that something is what it isn't is just tacky.
I don't think we need such heavy handed metaphores these days. The computer has been properly introduced to the world and people can wrap their heads around a software calendar without fake gimmicks. I think it has to do with not knowing where to go with it. Cheap and childish UI design. Reminds me of a floor lamp I bought at target and returned the next day because of all the faux materials. I worry about people and their lack of standards.
Get out of here with your calm, rational thinking...
Seriously though, I found this particular change to be rather ugly. That said, there have been a few aesthetic changes that Apple has made along the way that I didn't like at first, but eventually grew on me. Then there's the 3D dock, which I still think is ugly as heck!
That looks worse than the MobileMe web app.
When an OSX desktop app looks worse than a webapp, you know something is very,very wrong.
That isn't to say that the current iCal is good. I was really hoping for a more "calendar" looking iCal app, but if it means the UI is cartoony looking, count me out.
When an OSX desktop app looks worse than a webapp, you know something is very,very wrong.
That isn't to say that the current iCal is good. I was really hoping for a more "calendar" looking iCal app, but if it means the UI is cartoony looking, count me out.
it came from iOS.
Guidelines not sacred unchangeable commandments.
They are doing it because it is how it works on an ipad. They are trying to appeal to those that got ipads and have PCs. They want them to switch and feel like the familiar look etc will help. But as we haven't seen the final product we don't know if there will be controls to allow you to swap this look for the 'classic' one or not. Same as using the whole Launch Pad or just using the Finder like always
Just because it wasn't mention doesn't mean they won't.
why not. Hell they could also make it a real upgrade and not that ******** game of acting like the $29 disk only works if you have leopard. Guess what, not true. You can pop it until a computer running Panther and it works fine. You are best off backing up your ***** and doing an erase and install to clean out any caca but it does work.
Could happen at any point.
sorry lovey but it started a long time ago. The two are really just different heads on the same body.
