Four Different Applications, Four Different Interfaces

Interfaces for changing views in four different Mac applications, all created by Apple:

iTunes

Mail

Network Utility

System Preferences

Update: I didn’t want to be the first one to say this, but doesn’t this strike anyone as a little odd? It this an example of blatant inconsistency, stubbornness or using the best interface for the job?

Personally, I really like the iTunes/iPhoto/10.3 Finder style interface for changing views with the view source on the left. Why can’t all Apple applications share this — or any other — interface?

19 Nov 03
interface, mac

Comments

Excellent point - and instructive to see all of the different UI metaphors together like that.

Steven Garrity on 27 Nov 03
Excellent point - and displaying each of the interfaces in line like that is very helpful.

Steven Garrity on 27 Nov 03

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