iTunes 7.5 No Longer Immune

iTunes 7.5 windows de-selected but still displayed go white like other Mac OS X 10.5 windows (Safari, Mail, etc.):
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When selected:
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No, it doesn’t change size or song, I had to shrink it to deal with the massive drop shadow. I know. You really care.

  • http://kayhangultekin.blogspot.com/ Kayhan Gultekin

    It seems like lots of Apple UI decisions are based on what looks cool in a TV commercial or looks interesting in the Apple Store, like the Dock. But after an hour or so of use, you realize what a pain it is.

  • http://www.davegannon.com dhgatsby

    huh? i am confused. what does this pertain to? sorry.

  • http://blurbomat.com blurb

    @dhgatsby, it pertains to Mac OS 10.5 and how it handles windows. You may want to look here.

  • http://writteninc.blogspot.com/ Carmi

    Frighteningly, I DO care! I still think Apple “gets” the UI zeitgeist in ways that other vendors simply do not.

    When the original OS X UI was described as “lickable” way back in 2001, that was all we really needed to know.

    Little things can make a big difference in how we use them. In that sense, Apple’s definitely on to something. It amazes me that the rest of the world still hasn’t figured it out.

  • http://tff4.com Tom

    @Carmi: They still get it? They’ve been losing touch little by little, month by month. Remember those simple days of Panther and the early days of Tiger? I wish I could feel that way again. Now when I use Apple products, I feel like an orphan who has no choice but to go home to foster parents that beat him constantly. Would some incredible and impossibly awesome computer hardware/software company please adopt me??? Make sure you’re compatible with Adobe products, too.

    Anywho… I had to upgrade to Leopard to use Boot Camp, but didn’t really want to. Don’t want to run Windows, and am not confident in Linux, from a graphics-professional standpoint. Apple needs to not worry about being the cool kid and just do things right again. And innovate goddammit (*ahem* tabbed finder anyone? Anyone?)

  • Will Adam

    It could be worse…you could be using windows vista and just have the (badly) ripped off version of Mac OS X! Any sympathy gratefully received ;)

  • http://tigertiger.org Vanessa

    ugh that drop shadow is hideous… i need to upgrade to get boot camp but that almost makes me not want to. is there any way to get rid of it, perhaps in terminal?