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From: Howard Brazee on 19 Feb 2010 07:54
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:41:45 -0500, Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote:

>However, Itunes is still a crappy Windows app for other reasons. It
>does not follow the Windows UI guidelines. Instead of using the system
>wide settings for window colors/borders/controls, Itunes brings along
>the look and feel of OS X. The result is that it looks out of place
>and downright ugly on Windows 7.

Also, every time there's an upgrade, my old shortcut stops working.

iTunes is an excellent opportunity for Apple to show Windows users how
"it just works". Too bad it seems to be an ugly step sister in this
regard.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 19 Feb 2010 08:27
Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote:

> In article <me-9FD98C.07312519022010(a)news.supernews.com>,
> Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <1je6st6.11rsc3q1wwwl9qN%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>,
> > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> >
> > > But I remember having a choice about iTunes for Windows being made the
> > > default player. I'm sure I do.
> > >
> > > So what's the story? FUD or not?
> >
> > Its FUD. It asks on install, but I always decline it. I want Media
> > Player to be my default player. I only use Itunes for internet radio.
> > Everything else is handled just fine by WMP 12
>
> Almost forgot something.
>
> However, Itunes is still a crappy Windows app for other reasons. It
> does not follow the Windows UI guidelines. Instead of using the system
> wide settings for window colors/borders/controls, Itunes brings along
> the look and feel of OS X. The result is that it looks out of place
> and downright ugly on Windows 7.
>
> Also, when you minimize Itunes on Windows, it does not even animate like
> every other app - it just disappears.
>
> I don't like poorly ported Windows apps on OS X, and I also do not like
> badly ported OS X apps on Windows. Itunes and Quicktime both suck on
> Windows.

Oh I agree on that front. But I've simply not know it to take over media
preferences, nor try to regain them without asking.
--
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 19 Feb 2010 08:33
Howard Brazee <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:41:45 -0500, Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote:
>
> >However, Itunes is still a crappy Windows app for other reasons. It
> >does not follow the Windows UI guidelines. Instead of using the system
> >wide settings for window colors/borders/controls, Itunes brings along
> >the look and feel of OS X. The result is that it looks out of place
> >and downright ugly on Windows 7.
>
> Also, every time there's an upgrade, my old shortcut stops working.
>
> iTunes is an excellent opportunity for Apple to show Windows users how
> "it just works". Too bad it seems to be an ugly step sister in this
> regard.

Yeah, it's a poor advert, but aside from one buggy install (fixed by
uninstalling and reinstalling QT and iTunes) it generally just works,
though not as I expect a Windows app to.

But has it ever regained default media player preferences without
asking?
--
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 19 Feb 2010 10:24
Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote:

> In article <1je6xmp.1bvsgwn1dp0yqgN%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>,
> jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
>
> > But has it ever regained default media player preferences without
> > asking?
>
> Not that I have ever seen, and I have been using it for many years on
> many Windows systems - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, 64 bit 7
> and 64 bit Server 2008.

Thanks :-)
--
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Tom Harrington on 19 Feb 2010 12:01
In article <me-9FD98C.07312519022010(a)news.supernews.com>,
Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote:

> In article <1je6st6.11rsc3q1wwwl9qN%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>,
> jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
>
> > But I remember having a choice about iTunes for Windows being made the
> > default player. I'm sure I do.
> >
> > So what's the story? FUD or not?
>
> Its FUD. It asks on install, but I always decline it. I want Media
> Player to be my default player. I only use Itunes for internet radio.
> Everything else is handled just fine by WMP 12

Lots of people blindly click "OK" on any message that pops up on their
screen, which would lead to them granting permission even though they
haven't read the message they're agreeing to.

--
Tom "Tom" Harrington
Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002
http://www.atomicbird.com/
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