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Apple Knowledge Base Article - Mac OS X 10.2.3 Brings Changes To Brushed Metal Buttons

by , 9:00 AM EST, December 27th, 2002

Apple has added a new article to the Knowledge Base regarding appearance of the buttons in some brushed-metal applications. Apple's Knowledge Base (sometimes referred to as the KBase) is a central location for all of Apple's support documents and other important information.

Users updating to OS X 10.2.3 may notice a change in the look of the close, minimize and maximize buttons in some brushed-metal applications, such as iSync, iCal, iChat, and Address Book. This is an intentional change. From Apple:

Symptom

The close, minimize, and maximize buttons in certain applications' windows have a new appearance. They appear countersunk (rather than raised) and thus lack drop shadows.

Products affected

  • iSync
  • iCal
  • iChat
  • Address Book

It is possible this may appear in brushed-metal-themed applications that do not appear in this list.

Solution

This is deliberate design change. Not all brushed-metal-themed applications will automatically inherit this change (such as iTunes). No troubleshooting is necessary.

You can find the new Knowledge Base article at Apple's Web site.

The Mac Observer Spin:

Do you like the changes? Some users were complaining almost immediately about the new look of buttons in the iApps, but that could have been the typical reactionary complaints that occur whenever Apple makes a change. Now that the company has acknowledged that these changes were intentional, what do you think?

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