Re: commit: abi (BOTH): CocoaAbi menu of font names in own fonts

From: J.M. Maurer <j.m.maurer_at_student.utwente.nl>
Date: Mon Mar 28 2005 - 20:26:45 CEST

Op ma, 28-03-2005 te 10:07 -0800, schreef Dom Lachowicz:
> > I second this _very_ strongly. Our UIs are starting
> > to look like forks.
>
> I disagree at least equally strongly. I don't see why
> this is a bad idea - in fact, I only see this as a
> good thing.

Then look for example at the Format Frame dialog. The layout is
different (Good Thing (TM)), but the *functionallity* offered is also
different (Bad Thing (TM)).

Give me 1 good reason why this is a good thing.

> On MacOSX, we behave like people expect a Mac WP to
> behave. On Linux, we want to do things in a more
> HIG-like manner. On Windows, maybe we should strive to
> look like Word does.

Agreed.

> This is a *good* thing.

No it is not, see my 1st point

> It's more important to meet
> our users' expectations than it is to stay entirely
> consistent across our platforms.

Agreed.

Marc
Received on Mon Mar 28 20:21:12 2005

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