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December 05, 2003
Command Post 2004 Polls | The Toast is Done: The 12/5 Edition is Up

The lastest Toast-O-Meter is up.

The basics: Dean remains the Top Slice, Gephardt in the two slot. Clark moves up to number three, but not because of anything he has done, but rather the fact that the Kerry campaign remains in flames.

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Posted by Steven L. Taylor at December 5, 2003 03:06 PM | TrackBack
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Heard on Fox this morning that Kerry said, “Bush fu-ked up…….” in a speech he was giving to young people. Hmmmmm…..

What was it Johnny Cash sang, “And those flames went higher ….in that big ol’ ring of fire…. And he went down, down, downnnnnn……The ring of fire.”

Posted by: Jeff B at December 6, 2003 02:52 PM

Heard on Fox this morning that Algore speeded up his decision on who he will support out of the democrat lineup…..Dean. Kiss of death to Kerry (and the others). Guess Kerry “fu-ked up”.

(lots of snickering)

Posted by: Jeff B at December 9, 2003 09:30 AM

But limit your animations to whatever is required to communicate the necessary information. Avoid annoying animations that discourage ease of use. Ask yourself, “What do I need to show the user, and what is the cleanest way possible to achieve that?” A good example is the Mail application for Mac OS X. Whenever a new message arrives, the Dock icon changes appearance to indicate a changed state.

Posted by: Dionise at January 24, 2004 12:45 AM

Adhere to File Locations. Make sure that when your users save documents, your application knows where to put them and also gives users flexibility.

Posted by: Ambrose at January 24, 2004 12:45 AM

The simple fact is that, when all other factors are equal, where will consumers spend their money? I believe that in the long run, the best looking, easiest-to-use applications will also be the most successful. I think that’s why Apple encourages developers to write programs that are 100 percent Aqua-compliant.

Posted by: Samuel at January 24, 2004 12:46 AM

You Must Promise. To call your mother, to help old ladies cross the road, and to turn your cell phone off at the movies.

Posted by: Arnold at January 24, 2004 12:46 AM

Not quite as entertaining as Shrek, but Dock animation can be an important and useful function in your application. For example, Dock animation is a helpful way to indicate the status of your application.

Posted by: Manasses at January 24, 2004 12:46 AM

Help! Did you include help tags in your applications? (I’d be lost without them.) Also, be sure to take extra time to develop your other help files. The Apple Help Viewer supports HTML, QuickTime, and also AppleScript. Take advantage of it! There isn’t anything I hate more than going to the Help menu and finding there isn’t any help.

Posted by: George at January 24, 2004 12:47 AM

Drawers. Similar to Sheets, this is a “child” window that gives users access to items that do not always need to be present. But when do you use a drawer and when do you use a palette?

Posted by: Augustus at January 24, 2004 12:47 AM

Adhere to System Appearance. Does your application use all the sweetly colored buttons, delightfully shaded windows, and all the other “bells and whistles?”

Posted by: Edith at January 24, 2004 12:48 AM

Help! Did you include help tags in your applications? (I’d be lost without them.) Also, be sure to take extra time to develop your other help files. The Apple Help Viewer supports HTML, QuickTime, and also AppleScript. Take advantage of it! There isn’t anything I hate more than going to the Help menu and finding there isn’t any help.

Posted by: Gentile at January 24, 2004 12:48 AM

By building an application that takes advantage of Aqua’s many facets, you help ensure that your application will not only look good, but have a chance of becoming a raging success. After a new user clicks on the icon of your program, the first thing he or she sees is the application interface. I know that when I review a product, I am very critical of its visual design. I usually have a short time to learn the new software, so design and ease of use are very important. Aside from those who marvel at the beauty of the command line, most users tend to react the same way.

Posted by: Grace at January 24, 2004 12:49 AM

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