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One of the things I find confusing about user interface design for Windows is how some programmers simply want to copy how other applications look, even if those applications are totally different than their own. For example, some people want to add Ribbons to their applications, not because they really believe that ribbons are perfect for their application, but simply because
Read moreInterested in writing software for Tablet PC’s running Windows 7 ? The user interface for Tablet PC software has to be designed differently than software written for a desktop PC. Because with a touch screen, the user is using their fingers rather than a mouse, so you need a totally different interface. The problem with Windows 7 is that it
Read moreWhile following a discussion on a programming forum today I came across ,once again, one of the common problems when writing pure Windows API code. What is that, you may ask ? The Windows API is quite complex and it has a lot of rules. It takes time to become experienced with the API, so many programmers likely browse the
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