Mikuro
Crotchety UI Nitpicker
It's out, and the interface looks different. Let the whining...commence! 
Actually, so far I kind of like it, even though it looks less Mac-like than it used to.
iTunes 6 looked a little rough with its then-new "dark unified" window appearance. iTunes 7, unfortunately, looks even more rough. The controls seem too dark for the window, and the outlines are bold and sharp, which is very unusual in OS X. The controls look especially odd when the window is inactive.
I have no doubt this will be refined, though. After all, all of Apple's current interfaces looked like crap in their first iteration, but they all look pretty good now. But still, this seems like a step back in some ways, since the controls looked better against the background in iTunes 6 than they do in 7. It's a little confusing.
But again, it'll be refined. I'm really more pleased with this than I have been with any significant interface change in recent memory.
Another big (well, "big" appearance-wise) change is the appearance of the list at the left. The selection now has Aqua-ish highlighting, like the Tiger menu bar. Looks good. The same style is used in Party Shuffle to mark the active track, but I think their choice of color there is too dark, personally.
The biggest functional difference I've noticed is GAPLESS PLAYBACK! Finally! I haven't actually tested it yet, since it's still analyzing all my files. I don't see an option for this, so I guess it's simply on all the time. Good.
So, what are your thoughts?
Actually, so far I kind of like it, even though it looks less Mac-like than it used to.
iTunes 6 looked a little rough with its then-new "dark unified" window appearance. iTunes 7, unfortunately, looks even more rough. The controls seem too dark for the window, and the outlines are bold and sharp, which is very unusual in OS X. The controls look especially odd when the window is inactive.
I have no doubt this will be refined, though. After all, all of Apple's current interfaces looked like crap in their first iteration, but they all look pretty good now. But still, this seems like a step back in some ways, since the controls looked better against the background in iTunes 6 than they do in 7. It's a little confusing.
But again, it'll be refined. I'm really more pleased with this than I have been with any significant interface change in recent memory.
Another big (well, "big" appearance-wise) change is the appearance of the list at the left. The selection now has Aqua-ish highlighting, like the Tiger menu bar. Looks good. The same style is used in Party Shuffle to mark the active track, but I think their choice of color there is too dark, personally.
The biggest functional difference I've noticed is GAPLESS PLAYBACK! Finally! I haven't actually tested it yet, since it's still analyzing all my files. I don't see an option for this, so I guess it's simply on all the time. Good.
So, what are your thoughts?
