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wvx · Mar 10, 2002, 10:08 AM

http://www.vasher.com/pages/media/osxtheme/index.php

There's now a more detailed explanation of how the window iconizing works. It's different than how iconizing will work as reported by the rumor sites.
http://www.vasher.com/pages/media/po...tosh/index.php

There's also a short animation posted of this powermac.

CharlesS · Mar 10, 2002, 12:40 PM

Does it work?

zazou · Mar 10, 2002, 12:49 PM

Forget the entire theme.

A utility that gave a boarder to the top window, or all windows as an option, would absolutely rule!

However, as a Quartz addition, it would probably have a bit of speed penalty.

KidRed · Mar 10, 2002, 04:20 PM

It's not a theme that I can see, it's a concept, the guy's an illustrator/designer. Unless someone can point me to the theme?

swiz · Mar 10, 2002, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by KidRed:
It's not a theme that I can see, it's a concept, the guy's an illustrator/designer. Unless someone can point me to the theme?

I contacted him, he said its just a PSD mockup but that he is really interested in figuring out how the iconizing could be implemented.

miro7 · Mar 10, 2002, 06:59 PM

I contacted him, he said its just a PSD mockup but that he is really interested in figuring out how the iconizing could be implemented.

That looks like something that is done on several *nix GUIs (specifically IRIX from my experience). Its a nice feature if you have multiple monitors and/or don't use your desktop for anything more than a pretty background like me.

I wonder if there are any BSD apps that add this type of functionality. I imagine that they could be ported over to OS X quite easily (if they haven't been already).

electroJerm · Mar 10, 2002, 07:36 PM

i may be wrong, but pics I've seen on the web of early 10.2 builds seem to include an ability to tear minimized windows from the dock and keep them as minimized icons anywhere on the screen. Looks like Apple is already thinking about this stuff.

sadie · Mar 11, 2002, 05:33 AM

Oh my god! That's beautiful!

They all told me that borders on windows would be ugly, and i believed them. How wrong can one man be?
(historians please shut up now)

himself · Mar 11, 2002, 03:11 PM

The borders are beautiful. They remind me of the transparent frame around the new iMac display... should compliment the new iMacs nicely.

::maroma:: · Mar 11, 2002, 03:39 PM

I, for one, would love to see those borders on windows. It would be fuggin awesome if Apple would include this as an option in the core OS. The iconizing looks very useful as well.

Two great ideas that most definitely should be a part of OS X.

(Someone should at least write a control panel type thing for the window border. Having to install an entire theme to get such as great option would be a drag for us non-theme-types.)[/LIST]

Orange Luna · Mar 11, 2002, 04:30 PM

I wasn't real sure how I liked the tear-off windows from the dock idea, but looking at this snapshot tear-off windows seem to make a good workspace.

mattstoton · Mar 11, 2002, 05:21 PM

Synotic made a bordered OS X theme for 10.0. Borders only work in Carbon though and he probably won't let anyone see it or know how it was done. Cool anyway.

Synotic · Mar 12, 2002, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by mattstoton:
Synotic made a bordered OS X theme for 10.0. Borders only work in Carbon though and he probably won't let anyone see it or know how it was done. Cool anyway.

It was just based on someone else's Paper theme for Public Beta, I *think* it *might* have been Dave's, not sure. I just copied over the layo and pxm#s and modified from there.

EddieDesignsDotCom · Mar 12, 2002, 05:11 AM

wow I love the translucent (draggable) border concept. please someone develop it

neoTony · Mar 12, 2002, 09:20 AM

So Synotic, when is Red Cheetah going to be ready?

moreno · Mar 12, 2002, 02:52 PM

i love that ideas

morgan · Mar 12, 2002, 06:27 PM

yeah, this would be awesome. It not only looks awesome, it adds functionality.

billybob · Mar 12, 2002, 10:17 PM

That's be pretty cool. Apple doesn't have the balls to even think about it though. It's too bad they're so conservative these days. I really like X and all, but I always had this dream that the interface would be revolutionary. Instead it's something that wants to be licked. Yum.

Cipher13 · Mar 13, 2002, 08:18 AM

Beautiful??

That looks absolutely horrid.

Not only that, but it makes windows even bigger and bulkier. It's bad enough as it is.

::maroma:: · Mar 13, 2002, 04:34 PM

Not only that, but it makes windows even bigger and bulkier. It's bad enough as it is.

Huh? X's windows can be just like 9's (take away the toolbar), but without the borders. (ie - less bulky...right?)

BRING BACK THE BULK! (or at least give us an option for the bulk)

Jan Van Boghout · Mar 13, 2002, 04:49 PM

I like the concept of those translucent draggable borders , but only as an option .
But I would love to see the dragging-miniwindows-out-of-the-dock feature ! Awesome .

sadie · Mar 14, 2002, 05:48 AM

Jan Van Boghout emoted:
But I would love to see the dragging-miniwindows-out-of-the-dock feature! Awesome.

You're in luck. It's supposed to be part of 10.2

EddieDesignsDotCom · Mar 14, 2002, 09:24 AM

how about semi-opaque scrollbars?

mrchin · Mar 14, 2002, 09:55 AM

Draggable Mini-windows would be great. I see a nice animation of it as well where they shrink down and fall as if they were falling back into the desktop, with maybe a littel splash ripple when they hit their final position.

sadie · Mar 14, 2002, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by mrchin:
Draggable Mini-windows would be great. I see a nice animation of it as well where they shrink down and fall as if they were falling back into the desktop, with maybe a littel splash ripple when they hit their final position.

hahaha! I have a wonderful movie in my head now, of the desktop picture distorting with proper lighting effects and everything, and of icons on the desktop bobbing up and down as the waves pass under them...

goMac · Mar 14, 2002, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by sadie:


hahaha! I have a wonderful movie in my head now, of the desktop picture distorting with proper lighting effects and everything, and of icons on the desktop bobbing up and down as the waves pass under them...

Enlightenment (XFree86) has a similar feature, though I found it distracting....