[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: Mac OS X [Leopard] Titlebar / toolbar lo

[Laurent Mihalkovic <ljp_m@xxxxxxx>]

Justin Dolezy wrote:
> I've just raised a bug report for this as suggested:
>
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=222859
>
> Any ideas of the likelihood of this getting addressed?
>
> Justin
>
> On 2008-03-11 13:44:19 +0000, "Grant Gayed" <grant_gayed@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> said:
>
> > I would suggest logging a report with swt at
> > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=Platform&component=SWT 
> >
> > and include the link to the developer.apple.com document.
> >
> > Grant
> >
> >
> > "Joachim Schuster" <joachim.schuster@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:fr5jvs$vdu$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi Justin,
> > > you are absolutely right! I also wondered how to achieve the unified
> > > appearance.
> > > There are several other little things different which causes a none
> > > native look, e.g. the resize control resp. a Statusbar.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where to discuss this topics to find a way to solve 
> > > it?
> > > Will the future cocoa swt implementation fix those issues?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Joachim
> > >
> > >
> > > Justin Dolezy schrieb:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Toolbars on Mac OS X Leopard now have a unified appearance with the
> > > > titlebar - ie there's no visual distinction between the toolbar and 
> > > > the
> > > > titlebar. The Toolbar section of this doc shows exactly what I'm
> > > > referring to:
> > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGWindows/chapter_18_section_4.html 
>
>
>
> I'm
> > > > writing an RCP based app and the toolbar just looks so out of place,
> > > > like a Windows toolbar with a different colour palette :)  Now I'm
> > > > guessing the root issue is the SWT coolbar implementation? Hence I'm
> > > > posting here.
> > > >
> > > > So, is it possible for SWT to incorporate this on OS X Leopard 
> > > > somehow?
> > > > This would make SWT apps look so much more 'native' on the Mac. 
> > > > Perhaps
> > > > this is already on someone's todo list?!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Justin
interestingly enough, I just wrote the code to do it... and was asking 
how to share it.

--
Laurent Mihalkovic, co-author SWT/JFace in Action (www.manning.com/scarpino)