David Vallner
1/10/2006 11:02:00 AM
Surgeon wrote:
>Is it possible to build a GUI with *NON*-native look and feel? I mean,
>I am using Windhose XP and my target platform will be mostly Win, too
>:--( But I want to make my appz somewhat "Linuxish".
>
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For the sake of being nitpicky, I have to say that's a VERY bad thing to
do. Unless you have a sadistic desire to baffle your users, you should
try to keep the L&F of your applications consistent with either
conventions for the target platform, or perhaps more importantly with
other similar applications on the same platform. Besides, L&Fs aren't
really a thing that UI toolkits define, but rather how you design an
application. Besided, overriding controls to behave contrary to the
system defaults in all the details involved (like having selection copy
to the clipboard, or a single click launch an activation event instead
of a double click) is a lot of more or less pointless work.
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PS: By gods, do use proper english, I'd like to think of this as a
mature mailing list, not an IRC channel for 15 year olds. Thank you very
much.
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