A good OS 1.0 Redux would have been great yes! Black and white icons, vector driven (maybe use WWOF fonts for that ha!).
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Yosemite looks terrible!
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A good OS 1.0 Redux would have been great yes! Black and white icons, vector driven (maybe use WWOF fonts for that ha!).
Mind blown at the taste level of design some people have. Yosemite looks great.
But then again, you're "really really old" - probably think contemporary furnishing is modern and cool.
But then again, you're "really really old" - probably think contemporary furnishing is modern and cool.
Looks like the best place to chime in ---
but over all, I like the changes. I think the windows and menubar /window heads look great.
HOWEVER!
I was really looking foreword to Dark Mode ---- WHICH IS NOT DARK.
The only UI elements affected are the menu and dock --- something titled dark mode ought to affect the window surrounds, the spotlight search, all the primary user elements which make the screen bright.
Am I alone in thinking this? Maybe a few changes to come before the final GM?
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.. Beta 1 looked terrible. After beta 1, things improved a bit. Lines were thickened to make them visible --- but I've only been running 10.10 on my Air.
Overall things look cleaner, with a few UI icons still feeling some non-retina hate.
but over all, I like the changes. I think the windows and menubar /window heads look great.
HOWEVER!
I was really looking foreword to Dark Mode ---- WHICH IS NOT DARK.
The only UI elements affected are the menu and dock --- something titled dark mode ought to affect the window surrounds, the spotlight search, all the primary user elements which make the screen bright.
Am I alone in thinking this? Maybe a few changes to come before the final GM?
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.. Beta 1 looked terrible. After beta 1, things improved a bit. Lines were thickened to make them visible --- but I've only been running 10.10 on my Air.
Overall things look cleaner, with a few UI icons still feeling some non-retina hate.
I thought it looked terrible too, when I installed DP3 in a VM. It was really crappy looking.
I just installed the public beta on a secondary HD and I'm liking it. It looks much better than on a VM. I won't go as far as saying I like it BETTER, because it's going to take some getting used to. I have both Mavericks 10.9.4 and Yosemite PB installed right now, so I'll have plenty of time to mess with both.
I just installed the public beta on a secondary HD and I'm liking it. It looks much better than on a VM. I won't go as far as saying I like it BETTER, because it's going to take some getting used to. I have both Mavericks 10.9.4 and Yosemite PB installed right now, so I'll have plenty of time to mess with both.
Yeah, Dark Mode is a nice function - guess the final version (this is still the beta though
) will look a bit like this screenshot... (I mean Spotify is already kind of dark-mode). Also when using the search field in the help tab - it's not quite finished yet (of course).How can you call "BS" on someone's OPINION? You are allowed to go into an art museum and say whatever you like, art is subjective, somethings considered "masterpieces" by some would be considered garbage by others.
"Best product pipeline in 25 years"?
I haven't seen anything that impressed me, some good things but nothing amazing yet (e.g. iMac "update" was not fantastic, iPod Touch reissuance was lame, Yosemite is ok but nothing to get excited about, and the list goes on.
I haven't seen anything that impressed me, some good things but nothing amazing yet (e.g. iMac "update" was not fantastic, iPod Touch reissuance was lame, Yosemite is ok but nothing to get excited about, and the list goes on.
UI Design
Judging by this thread. You people seem to take good long time intervals staring at the fonts and icons in this OS. Personally as long as I know which button, app, switch, etc does what, I'm fine.
Judging by this thread. You people seem to take good long time intervals staring at the fonts and icons in this OS. Personally as long as I know which button, app, switch, etc does what, I'm fine.
I like Yosemite, I really , really like it ....
At first it was a bit shocking to look at it , it is familiar ,but at the same time is not... The "flat" kinda of childish look is at first a bit disconcerting, but , it grows as you use it more and more . As a beta , is very much functional and seems to work with most apps . The OS 7 and coming OS 8 influence seems very much palpable here . I would say is a departure from the glossy Aqua and post Aqua interface and certainly a step forward in functionality and features. The final version Im sure will be a great winner .
At first it was a bit shocking to look at it , it is familiar ,but at the same time is not... The "flat" kinda of childish look is at first a bit disconcerting, but , it grows as you use it more and more . As a beta , is very much functional and seems to work with most apps . The OS 7 and coming OS 8 influence seems very much palpable here . I would say is a departure from the glossy Aqua and post Aqua interface and certainly a step forward in functionality and features. The final version Im sure will be a great winner .
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Really? Opinions based on aesthetics are 100% subjective as they are generally based on emotions. Your logic is flawed and biased.
BTW, it's "latter."
To me it looks different and appears to be more of a change than any previous OSX version I've used (though I only go back as far as Lion.) In my opinion it's more a matter of getting used to new things like the way you minimize/maximize full screen apps, etc. than anything being 'bad'.
I also lost my enthusiasm for Dark Mode the moment I launched an app.
I don't think there's an easy way to apply a dark theme to all apps from the OS level. You're bound to have custom controls and layouts that just won't look right. I was expecting at least the stock apps to have dark modes, however.
At first I thought it was overly friendly, but then the more I look at it it it's just flattened out and its pretty much the same.
On the other the happy mac on loading the MacOS was iconic but they got rid of that with OS X 10.3 for what is now the spinning wheel. So they're not averse to getting rid of icons and I still miss this.
Same. Can't believe there are still people who prefer iOS 6 to 7/8. iOS 6 and to a lesser extent 10.9 just look ancient now that the new OSes have come out.
Can you please elaborate on what you mean when you say "crappy"? Are the fonts not legible? Are you having a difficult time navigating the system because you can't properly read the fonts?
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