Somebody better round the corners! We have too many mac users that would cut themselves if the corners are too sharp
They really need to put a warning message on any button that isn’t made to mimic aqua.
Notebook
A collection of interesting tidbits from around the 'net.
During the shareholders meeting, Jobs also entertained the suggestion that Apple could mimic Microsoft’s strategy of offering developing nations Windows Starter Edition — a low cost version of Windows XP as an alternative to the much more expensive Windows Vista. “Do you think we should offer Mac OS 9?” Jobs quipped in response.
Possibly the stupidest thing he could have said in response. Unless of course, it was meant to be sarcastic.
“Critical to Apple’s success in design is the way Jobs brought focus and discipline to the product teams,” Norman says. “[Jobs] had a single, cohesive image of the final product and would not allow any deviation, no matter how promising a new proposed feature appeared to be, no matter how much the team complained. Other companies are more democratic, listening to everyone’s opinions, and the result is bloat and a lack of cohesion.
“Attractive things work better,” says Don Norman, who was vice president of advanced technology at Apple from 1993 to 1998. “When you wash and wax a car, it drives better, doesn’t it? Or at least feels like it does.”
ProKit framework easter egg? Looks like something from Dr. Seuss!
Found in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources
The name of the image is defaultimage.tiff.
Seems to be present only in newer versions of the ProKit framework. It should be there if any of Apple’s Pro apps (Aperture, Final Cut Express, etc) has been recently updated.
This image is in Leopard, too.