May 9, 2000
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A beta release of Mac OS X may end up being available at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next week. Lucky Mac geeks lifting the hood on this release are more than likely going to find several revisions to the Aqua interface including a possible return to more familiar widgets and controls.
“One of the most-criticized elements of Aqua was the Dock, a catch-all area at the bottom of the screen that contains icons representing minimized files and windows, active applications, favorite applications that have not been launched, the trash and other elements. Critics complained that the Dock tried to replace too many disparate functions, such as a launcher, application switcher and window manager.”
File and folder dragging behaviors have also been revisited. I’m happy to see this level of user interaction and control adjustment this late in the development stage. Apple is actually listening to the people who are going to be developing for and using this OS. It’s not surprising, given how Apple sprung the whole Aqua thing on us in the first place.
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