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Does anyone know how rounded corners like this can be applied in practice?
I haven't tried it, but you should be able to set the cornerRadius of the layer (a CALayer) of the main window. That would apply it to all subviews.
As someone who generally pays attention to the usability of applications, I have to ask: Is this really a big deal? I quite literally have never noticed this when using my iPhone over the past couple years. I actually had to re-read the article a few times to understand what the author was trying to convey.
I far prefer the black status bar in apps, as it feels like it goes away, while still being there. But the rounded corners don't see a big deal to me. The fact that the article always compares the two together, you can't quite make the argument that one is needed with the other. (unless I totally glossed over something in that)
As someone who generally pays attention to the usability of applications, I have to ask: Is this really a big deal? I quite literally have never noticed this when using my iPhone over the past couple years. I actually had to re-read the article a few times to understand what the author was trying to convey.
Does it make a difference? You bet.
Does anyone know how rounded corners like this can be applied in practice?
It's already been done years ago in the jailbreak scene e.g ‘RoundCorners’ Blesses iPhone Owners With a Well Rounded Experience http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/01/05/roundcorners-blesses... NB: rounded corners was itself a copy of the webOS viewport system.
http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Round_Rects_Are_E...
As someone who generally pays attention to the usability of applications, I have to ask: Is this really a big deal? I quite literally have never noticed this when using my iPhone over the past couple years. I actually had to re-read the article a few times to understand what the author was trying to convey.
Design is all about subtleties, not big deals. Does it make a difference? You bet.
Does anyone know how rounded corners like this can be applied in practice?
It's already been done years ago in the jailbreak scene e.g ‘RoundCorners’ Blesses iPhone Owners With a Well Rounded Experience http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/01/05/roundcorners-blesses... NB: rounded corners was itself a copy of the webOS viewport system.
Rounded corners have been a part of Apple's design for the entirety of the Mac's life. Only "recently" in Mac OS X has the Finder not had rounded corners. Those widget apps, such as Calculator, also had rounded corners way back when.
That said, it does seem very similar to WebOS's beautiful design. But who's borrowed from who? And does it really matter?
As someone who generally pays attention to the usability of applications, I have to ask: Is this really a big deal? I quite literally have never noticed this when using my iPhone over the past couple years. I actually had to re-read the article a few times to understand what the author was trying to convey.
http://www.cultofmac.com/173232/in-ios-6-the-status-bar-chan...
This also means in under a month this article may need a bit of updating, because the 'white' status bar won't be 'white' for the majority of use cases any more.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Design is all about subtleties, not big deals. Does it make a difference? You bet.
Fair point, I guess I was reacting to the depth in which the article went into the issue. This sort of detail would definitely make a difference, I just feel it's more subtle and less noticeable than perhaps the author indicates it is.
"For the interested reader", see different kinds of framing in the Path app: http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/067/Purple/v4/2c/81/7e/2c817... There's color, drop shadows etc.
