ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
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Re: ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
#2Has Apple ever followed the HIG when they didn't feel like it? It's a brilliant idea, coordinating UI across disparate apps from multiple companies, but I seem to recall that going all the way back to the 80s Apple has pretty freely disregarded the guidelines when they thought they had a better idea. (And at least some of the time, the "better idea" got worked into the next round of HIG, so maybe that's ok?)
Re: ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
#3Has Apple ever followed the HIG when they didn't feel like it? It's a brilliant idea, coordinating UI across disparate apps from multiple companies, but I seem to recall that going all the way back to the 80s Apple has pretty freely disregarded the guidelines when they thought they had a better idea. (And at least some of the time, the "better idea" got worked into the next round of HIG, so maybe that's ok?)
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Re: ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
#4Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable having one application with vertical close/minimize buttons while others are horizontal. I wouldn't expect the introduction of this level of inconsistency from an Apple product.
Re: ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
#5They've used that same headline to describe that last 5 iTunes releases.
There is a big difference between usability and artistic sensibility. Ultimately, some people just have a difficult time reacting to change. iTunes 10 was released only two days ago. Why not let it sink in for a while?
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#6Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable having one application with vertical close/minimize buttons while others are horizontal. I wouldn't expect the introduction of this level of inconsistency from an Apple product.
You can set it back to horizontal if you want: defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1
Re: ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
#7Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable having one application with vertical close/minimize buttons while others are horizontal. I wouldn't expect the introduction of this level of inconsistency from an Apple product.
You can set it back to horizontal if you want: defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1
I'm surprised you have to use the command line to change such an option in an Apple product.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can set it back to horizontal if you want: defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1
I'm surprised you have to use the command line to change such an option in an Apple product.
Yes, it should definitely be in the Preferences dialog!
I'm not that impressed with iTunes 10.. the grey icons are a disaster for quickly finding things; it refuses to play a TV Show I downloaded yesterday from ITMS (not authorized); and Ping is lame.
Re: ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices
#9Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable having one application with vertical close/minimize buttons while others are horizontal. I wouldn't expect the introduction of this level of inconsistency from an Apple product.
In some sense, this behavior is more consistent than the old one. When minimized, that window always had, and still has, vertical close/minimized buttons.
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#10Since upgrading to 10, all my music sounds flat and tinny. I have an audio cable running from my Mac Pro into my stereo. If I play a song via iTunes, it sounds like crap. If I plug the cable into my iPhone and play the same song, it sounds fine. Anyone else experiencing this?