tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8114648.post112672005248633021..comments2007-02-17T11:05:50.139-08:00Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941801658095627535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8114648.post-1126804679176359322005-09-15T10:17:00.000-07:002005-09-15T10:17:00.000-07:002005-09-15T10:17:00.000-07:00I feel that I should disagree, just on principle... but I'd really only have to disagree with the word "remarkably." There are definite similarities and ripoffs.<BR/><BR/>I think that, without the Aqua-like effect, people would be less likely to make the comparison, as there's definitely a lot in the design that's new and interesting, too. Microsoft's "glass" effect is a little different but still definitely quite similar to Apple's "liquid" effect. I like Apple's a bit better in most places just because it's simpler. Each of the small buttons (B, I, U) in the decidedly-just-like-Apple button groups has like three or four gradients going on at the same time when pushed in, which is just way too much to be able to easily discern what's going on in such a small space.<BR/><BR/>They're doing some things well, though. When unpressed and unhovered, the toolbar buttons are just white on top and grey on the bottom, and I think they look really excellent, a lot better than the more complex Aqua buttons. I've been a big fan of the mesh texture background, too; it really seems to help a little in focusing on the document and not the rest of the UI, and it looks pretty too.Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941801658095627535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8114648.post-1126789153307360102005-09-15T05:59:00.000-07:002005-09-15T05:59:00.000-07:002005-09-15T05:59:00.000-07:00some one has to say it, and it might as well be me ...<BR/><BR/>Wow, those screenshots look remarkably Mac OS-like. They even have the aqua effect on the selected menu element on the word screen-shot.ianonymousnoreply@blogger.com