Comments on: WWDC Quick Thoughts http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/ Welcome to the Internet! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:38:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Steven Freitas http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-8966 Steven Freitas Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:22:12 +0000 http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-8966 Stacks have been around since before OSX. They where originally on the desktop and I believe that they where just referred to as piles. I actually like the original implementation better, but it does fit with where Apple is going with the Dock. When you moused over a pile on the desktop, it would fan out out and a preview icon of the current item would appear above the pile. Piles could be moved, copied, deleted and so on as one item and you could add / remove items from each pile. Here is an article about piles - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/04/23/deep_inside_apples_piles/ Stacks have been around since before OSX. They where originally on the desktop and I believe that they where just referred to as piles. I actually like the original implementation better, but it does fit with where Apple is going with the Dock. When you moused over a pile on the desktop, it would fan out out and a preview icon of the current item would appear above the pile. Piles could be moved, copied, deleted and so on as one item and you could add / remove items from each pile. Here is an article about piles - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/04/23/deep_inside_apples_piles/

]]> By: Is Stacks Competition for Overflow? | MacApper http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-6544 Is Stacks Competition for Overflow? | MacApper Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:12:59 +0000 http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-6544 [...] I wanted to see what Stunt Software thought of the new competition. Here is a relating entry I found on the Stunt Software blog: There is a lot of stuff that Overflow does that Stacks doesn’t, and I think there is a lot that Overflow can do in the future to continue to innovate (to continue with the general overuse of that term). I get the impression that Stacks are meant to be used as more of a temporary holding place, whereas Overflow is much more configurable, accessible via a hot-key, and not something that you’ll likely want to change the contents of every day. -Dan Messing, Stunt Software [...] […] I wanted to see what Stunt Software thought of the new competition. Here is a relating entry I found on the Stunt Software blog: There is a lot of stuff that Overflow does that Stacks doesn’t, and I think there is a lot that Overflow can do in the future to continue to innovate (to continue with the general overuse of that term). I get the impression that Stacks are meant to be used as more of a temporary holding place, whereas Overflow is much more configurable, accessible via a hot-key, and not something that you’ll likely want to change the contents of every day. -Dan Messing, Stunt Software […]

]]> By: John Hall http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-3729 John Hall Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:09:28 +0000 http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-3729 Dan, I'm pretty sure Stacks won't "Watson" Overflow. AFAIK Stacks doesn't have "catagory" tabs, so it's going to take up more space on the Dock (if you have a lot of "catagories" like I do...) whereas Overflow is invisible (i.e., takes up NO space) until it's invoked. While I've got you, I have a suggestion for a future version. Could you have a preferences option that opens Overflow at the cursor instead of where it last was? That way the user can invoke Overflow with a mouse button (or function key) and not have to move the mouse so far to reach the icon of the app they wish to launch... Just a thought :) Dan, I’m pretty sure Stacks won’t “Watson” Overflow. AFAIK Stacks doesn’t have “catagory” tabs, so it’s going to take up more space on the Dock (if you have a lot of “catagories” like I do…) whereas Overflow is invisible (i.e., takes up NO space) until it’s invoked.

While I’ve got you, I have a suggestion for a future version. Could you have a preferences option that opens Overflow at the cursor instead of where it last was? That way the user can invoke Overflow with a mouse button (or function key) and not have to move the mouse so far to reach the icon of the app they wish to launch… Just a thought :)

]]> By: emilcar - Impresiones de un programador “damnificado” por Leopard http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-3632 emilcar - Impresiones de un programador “damnificado” por Leopard Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:06:38 +0000 http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-3632 [...] Echando un vistazo al programa, descubrí el blog del programador donde el hombre habla de las sensaciones que tuvo al ver que Leopard incorpora una característica MUY parecida a su programa. Él tiene la impresión de que esas stacks son ubicaciones más o menos temporales de accesos y archivos, algo que vas a usar por un tiempo mientras estás haciendo un proyecto, mientras que su programa es muy configurable y tendente a un sistema de trabajo estable. En su web tiene un vídeo de cómo funciona el Overflow y la verdad es que resulta más que interesante, aunque sea de pago. Comparte: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] Echando un vistazo al programa, descubrí el blog del programador donde el hombre habla de las sensaciones que tuvo al ver que Leopard incorpora una característica MUY parecida a su programa. Él tiene la impresión de que esas stacks son ubicaciones más o menos temporales de accesos y archivos, algo que vas a usar por un tiempo mientras estás haciendo un proyecto, mientras que su programa es muy configurable y tendente a un sistema de trabajo estable. En su web tiene un vídeo de cómo funciona el Overflow y la verdad es que resulta más que interesante, aunque sea de pago. Comparte: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> By: Mike Zornek http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-3537 Mike Zornek Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:17:48 +0000 http://www.stuntblog.com/2007/06/14/wwdc-quick-thoughts/#comment-3537 I was thinking of your app vs. Stacks as well. Glad to hear you think it's got room to live on it's own. Also, it was nice to meet you this week. I was thinking of your app vs. Stacks as well. Glad to hear you think it’s got room to live on it’s own. Also, it was nice to meet you this week.

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