Requesting removal of DA Metal windows

mgrimes · January 31, 2005, 10:32am

Please consider removing the metal look-and-feel to DEVONagent as it does not feel that it belongs side-by-side DEVONthink. I’m told DEVONagent 1.5 will be released soon and am hoping someone would get tired of having each app look inconsistent with each other.

I realize this is a rather esoteric request, but we are running OSX and Apple has a published HIG (which sometimes they ignore) but in an effort to make DEVONtechnologies’ products feel more consistent with the OSX experience I am requesting this feature.

cgrunenberg · February 3, 2005, 6:04pm

Still some metal left in v1.5 but at least browser windows now use Aqua (and therefore it’s easier to distinguish them from Safari’s windows). Maybe the remaining metal will be removed in v1.x (not sure about that yet).

mgrimes · February 3, 2005, 6:37pm

Ah well if people are torn between metal or aqua, a user preference would be nice, doesn’t always have to be one way or the other. You can mod Safari to do either and PathFinder (finder replacement) supports metal or aqua in user preferences as an example.

cgrunenberg · February 3, 2005, 6:43pm

Just switching between Aqua and metal usually doesn’t look that good, IMHO - both looks need some fine tuning.

yoshi · February 15, 2005, 2:23pm

I’ve started using DT, and also tried DA a few days ago.
I have to agree that the metal interface looks a little out of place.

dsh1705 · March 29, 2005, 1:29am

Preference to remove metal would be great!

richo · September 17, 2005, 7:14am

I have to agree. Recent change to ‘search sets’ window cleaner, and Apple appears to be dropping metal for the mail/itunes interface (which imo is also cleaner). Small stuff but some of us are staring at this all day long.

cgrunenberg · September 17, 2005, 3:07pm

There’s only one window left in the current beta using still brushed metal - so it’s almost done

milhouse · March 31, 2006, 3:55am

Is the removal of metal still on the to do list for DA? The search window is still metal.
I’d like to bump that one again.

Just upgraded my license to 2.0 today. Congrats

richo · March 31, 2006, 5:44am

I know it’s nitpicking but that brushed metal - anywhere - can really irritate, and there it is still. How about it, Christian?

Bill_DeVille · March 31, 2006, 6:24am

My MacBook Pro was delivered this afternoon.

Guess what? It’s brushed metal. Don’t know about the Search Set panel, but the MBP looks neat.

cgrunenberg · March 31, 2006, 7:27am

It’s on still the list.