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This is why address book is metallic...
Authored by: HAL9000 on May 06, '02 10:53:04PM

"why would they change the interface on Sherlock and the Address Book while leaving Mail and the Finder alone? Is it possible that Jaguar will feature alternative non-Aqua themes?"

Here's what I think...

They are making the Address Book look different for the same reason that they made Quicktime 4, Sherlock 2, iPhoto 1, iTunes 1 + 2, iDVD, iMovie 2, and soon to be iChat metallic. They started the brushed metal theme with Quicktime 4. They never changed the OS/themes. Then there was Sherlock 2 with OS 8.5. There was no change in the OS with this either. Then there was iMovie, iTunes, iDVD, and iPhoto. Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. I don't see why this is even a question. Apple likes this look, but not enough to go with it for the whole system. It is sort of a distinction between normal apps and iApps I guess. I think that apple will continue to use this look for iApps and iApps only, until it gets boring and they move onto some other look (I would predict that this will be in maybe a year or 2, though I could be way off).

As for the screenshots of Sherlock 3, I don't think it looks a whole lot different. sure it has new features and the area for the buttons at the top look a bit different but the basic metallic look is about the same. The only reason they updated the look of this is because it is a major version update and they sort of want to distinguish the different versions from each other.



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Why Address Book?
Authored by: robg on May 07, '02 12:27:32AM

So Address Book is an iApp because it works with iChat? OK, I'll buy that, but then why isn't Mail metallic?

It just strikes me as inconsistent. Either make all Apple apps Metallic and the system Aqua, or vice versa, but this splatter effect is a bit confusing...

Anyway, it will be interesting to see what really happens in (some month later than July and earlier than December).

-rob.



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Why Address Book?
Authored by: HAL9000 on May 07, '02 02:42:25PM

Because mail isn't an iApp.

Maybe apple still wants to have at least ONE program that is aqua-lickable instead of metal-weldable :-)



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Why Address Book?
Authored by: ret on May 10, '02 12:00:55AM

Maybe Address Book is also considered an iApp because of its interaction with the iPod?

As long as it stops Unexpectedly Quitting whenever I try to search it I'll be happy.

RET



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