OS X Sheets (Aqua Lines)
Dreamscape Software
webmaster at dreamscapesoftware.com
Mon Apr 22 11:49:01 EDT 2002
> Thanks for the tip Derek. This is most helpful.
It was no problem at all.
> > Make a field with the standard
> > "scanlines" background that all the Aqua windows use.
>
> I'm a little confused about this. Is there a parameter in the field that
> allows you to set this? Do you import an image an assign it as the bg of
> the field (I didn't see any parameter that would allow this either).
Well, I imported an image that I was going to use for the aqua scanlines,
and then I set the backPattern of the field to the ID of the image. Then I
assigned the transparency.
> Also, is there a helpful web page out there that explains more about when
to
> use aqua lines and when not to? I want to make sure I'm doing things
right.
Yes, there is. Apple Computer has a set of guidelines for designing
applications on the MacOS. The link for the Aqua Interface Guidelines is
the following...
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Essentials/AquaHIGuidelines/AHGIn
tro/Introductio__Guidelines.html
I would definately recomend using the guidelines. Yes, the can be kind of
tedious sometimes, but they really do make anything you make look great.
Derek Bump
Dreamscape Software, Inc.
http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com/
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