Comments on: Intel, why art thou so ugly? http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:37:07 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Another little thing: Windows Mobility Center - istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-27476 Another little thing: Windows Mobility Center - istartedsomething Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:43:56 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-27476 [...] to press another conveniently placed inches away from the span of your hand; or digging deep into OEM application branded like NASCAR vehicles which also comes with 50 startup processes just so you can rotate the [...] [...] to press another conveniently placed inches away from the span of your hand; or digging deep into OEM application branded like NASCAR vehicles which also comes with 50 startup processes just so you can rotate the [...]

]]> By: Windows Sideshow, the future at istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-6343 Windows Sideshow, the future at istartedsomething Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:41:53 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-6343 [...] And there’s also an example of the expected interface on SideShow devices. Of course, in the hands of OEMs, that’ll get turned into a mash-up of bevels and drop shadows like Intel knows best. [...] [...] And there’s also an example of the expected interface on SideShow devices. Of course, in the hands of OEMs, that’ll get turned into a mash-up of bevels and drop shadows like Intel knows best. [...]

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-4093 Long Zheng Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:41:02 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-4093 @Benjamin: It was a Photoshop edit. No code editing or 'skinning'. @Benjamin: It was a Photoshop edit. No code editing or ’skinning’.

]]> By: Benjamin Rossington http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-4069 Benjamin Rossington Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:02:32 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-4069 Did you edit this with only graphic tools? No programming? I am just beginning with Visual Basic .NET (for school), and was wondering how you could 'skin' the toolboxes and controls.... If you could post a snippit of code showing how to skin a textbox, for example, I would **greatly** appreciate it!! You know, if the books I am using for the class, M$ says that programs *should* look as ugly as Intel's... Are the guidelines for Vista *that* different? Did you edit this with only graphic tools? No programming?

I am just beginning with Visual Basic .NET (for school), and was wondering how you could ’skin’ the toolboxes and controls….

If you could post a snippit of code showing how to skin a textbox, for example, I would **greatly** appreciate it!!

You know, if the books I am using for the class, M$ says that programs *should* look as ugly as Intel’s…

Are the guidelines for Vista *that* different?

]]> By: Dentaku http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1720 Dentaku Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:13:17 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1720 Just removing the big puffy blue bevels makes a big difference. Just removing the big puffy blue bevels makes a big difference.

]]> By: Karolis http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1465 Karolis Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:00:11 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1465 oh yee!:) send this to intel:) oh yee!:) send this to intel:)

]]> By: Mario Aeby http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1456 Mario Aeby Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:56:40 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1456 I don't like reinvention of the GUI a hundered times. To have a consistent interface developers of such big companies should have to use "original" Windows GUI-Elements. It just don't make sense to skin every app like it was Winamp & Co. I don’t like reinvention of the GUI a hundered times.

To have a consistent interface developers of such big companies should have to use “original” Windows GUI-Elements. It just don’t make sense to skin every app like it was Winamp & Co.

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1454 Long Zheng Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:40:46 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1454 @Jon: Yeah. This was a "prettying up" exercise. Usability is a another question. :P @Jon: Yeah. This was a “prettying up” exercise. Usability is a another question. :P

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1453 Jon Peltier Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:37:38 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1453 Long Zheng: Fair enough. To me your version doesn't look any more functional (which it isn't), but maybe it looks more modern, less 90's. And I admit I have been known to fix up userforms in projects I've taken over from someone else, though usually I do more to the layout than the styling. Long Zheng:

Fair enough. To me your version doesn’t look any more functional (which it isn’t), but maybe it looks more modern, less 90’s.

And I admit I have been known to fix up userforms in projects I’ve taken over from someone else, though usually I do more to the layout than the styling.

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1447 Long Zheng Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:22:18 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060910/intel-why-art-thou-ugly/#comment-1447 @Jon Peltier: I didn't want to change the layout because that would be an unfair comparison between mine and Intel's. I just want to show what a few button styles and colours could improve the look and feel of an application. @Jon Peltier: I didn’t want to change the layout because that would be an unfair comparison between mine and Intel’s. I just want to show what a few button styles and colours could improve the look and feel of an application.

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