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All I read is SEO. All I see is a Mac app not feeling and behaving like a Mac app. If I wanted these modern-Windows-style UIs, I'd use Windows. But I don't li

All I read is SEO. All I see is a Mac app not feeling and behaving like a Mac app. If I wanted these modern-Windows-style UIs, I'd use Windows. But I don't like them, so why does everyone try to explain to me how cross-platform, which is really pushing a windowsy UI and UX down the throats of all others, is so much better?

thangngoc89 9y ago
You can build an Electron app that looks and feel like Native app on both Windows and MacOS. And this app doesn't look like Windows 10 to me
- linopolus 9y ago
  > You can build an Electron app that looks and feel like Native app on both Windows and MacOS Show me one. Just one.. Most "cross-platform-apps" I used seemed to think moving the window frame buttons to the left and making the interface the same grey is integration enough.</slight_exaggeration> > this app doesn't look like Windows 10 to me Maybe my picture of windows is skewed, I haven't used it for many years now, I apologize. But isn't it even worse then? If it feels at home neither on Windows nor on OSX, but foreign to both?
  - gtirloni 9y ago
    I've had a similar experience with Electron apps. Quality (in terms of "nativeness") varies a lot. This article lists many things Electron developers have to be careful about: https://blog.avocode.com/blog/4-must-know-tips-for-building-cross-platform-electron-apps https://blog.avocode.com/blog/4-must-know-tips-for-building-...
allover 9y ago
All I see is entitlement. I also see nothing wrong with the copy on their website, 'All I read is SEO' is just a petty attack, and your tone sucks. If you really had problems with the marketing copy, there are other ways to say it or suggest improvements. The reason for building cross-platform UIs is clearly so that a small team can reach more users. The vast majority of users simply do not care about native look and feel. This app looks plenty intuitive, I don't see how you can reasonably complain about its behaviour, I'm assuming without trying it.

thangngoc89 9y ago

You can build an Electron app that looks and feel like Native app on both Windows and MacOS. And this app doesn't look like Windows 10 to me

linopolus 9y ago
> You can build an Electron app that looks and feel like Native app on both Windows and MacOS Show me one. Just one.. Most "cross-platform-apps" I used seemed to think moving the window frame buttons to the left and making the interface the same grey is integration enough.</slight_exaggeration> > this app doesn't look like Windows 10 to me Maybe my picture of windows is skewed, I haven't used it for many years now, I apologize. But isn't it even worse then? If it feels at home neither on Windows nor on OSX, but foreign to both?
- gtirloni 9y ago
  I've had a similar experience with Electron apps. Quality (in terms of "nativeness") varies a lot. This article lists many things Electron developers have to be careful about: https://blog.avocode.com/blog/4-must-know-tips-for-building-cross-platform-electron-apps https://blog.avocode.com/blog/4-must-know-tips-for-building-...

allover 9y ago

All I see is entitlement. I also see nothing wrong with the copy on their website, 'All I read is SEO' is just a petty attack, and your tone sucks. If you really had problems with the marketing copy, there are other ways to say it or suggest improvements. The reason for building cross-platform UIs is clearly so that a small team can reach more users. The vast majority of users simply do not care about native look and feel. This app looks plenty intuitive, I don't see how you can reasonably complain about its behaviour, I'm assuming without trying it.