Aqua is the graphical user interface, design language and visual theme of Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. It was originally based on the theme...
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NeXT, but did not include the signature Aqua user interface (UI). The desktop version aimed at regular users—Mac OS X 10.0—shipped in March 2001. Since...
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MacOS (section Aqua user interface)
light and airy Aqua interface for the darker, heavier brushed-metal look of iTunes. W., Jeff (May 27, 2008). "Mac OS X (10.5) – User Interface Changes". University...
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Computer's Mac OS X (now named macOS) operating system to feature the Aqua user interface. It was released to the public on September 13, 2000, for US$ 29...
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the eventual Aqua user interface (instead using NeXTSTEP's Workspace Manager shell mixed with aspects of Mac OS 8's "Platinum" user interface) or Carbon...
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Frutiger Aero (category User interfaces)
was prevalent from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s. It originated in user interface designs, but later influenced various other media. It was named in 2017...
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A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual...
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Providing color management via ColorSync Displaying the elements of the Aqua user interface Because Quartz 2D is one of several Quartz Technologies, the term...
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aim was to integrate as well as possible with OS X, it used the Aqua user interface and integrated a number of OS X services and features such as the...
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Windows Aero (redirect from Aero (user interface))
typeface, which was popular with corporate materials of the time. Aqua (user interface) Compiz Compositing window manager Desktop Window Manager Development...
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NASA scientific research satellite Aqua (user interface), the visual theme of Apple's macOS operating system Aqua America, a water and wastewater utility...
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the new Aqua user interface. The first consumer version, Mac OS X 10.0, was released on March 24, 2001, supporting the new Aqua user interface. Apple shortened...
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The history of the graphical user interface, understood as the use of graphic icons and a pointing device to control a computer, covers a five-decade span...
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Mac (computer) (section Neglect of professional users)
was publicly unveiled in January 2000, introducing the modern Aqua graphical user interface, and a far more stable Unix foundation, with memory protection...
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and Linux. Carbon (API) GNUStep Objective-C Xcode iOS SDK Interface Builder Aqua (user interface) Rosetta (software) XNU Quartz (graphics layer) X11 QuickDraw...
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It was derived from NeXTSTEP and FreeBSD, and featured a new user interface called Aqua, as well as improved stability and security due to its new Unix...
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designing user interfaces for a reinvigorated Macintosh line. In 2000, Forstall became a leading designer of the Mac's new Aqua user interface, known for...
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OS X Lion (section User interface changes)
profile updates using the Apple Push Notification service. Redesigned Aqua user interface elements, including new appearances for buttons and progress bars...
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version of the system was released on March 24, 2001, supporting the Aqua user interface. Since then, several more versions adding newer features and technologies...
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Tiling window manager (redirect from Tiled interface)
without leaving familiar interfaces such as the ones from GNOME, KDE Plasma or Mate. One of its plugins (called Grid) allows the user to configure several...
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Macworld 2000 in San Francisco featured the unveiling of the new "Aqua" user interface and "Quartz" graphics engine of Mac OS X, and Jobs' announcement...
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was brought to the insufficient updates to existing applications. Aqua (user interface) macOS version history List of Macintosh software "OS X Version 10...
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RPL. Christophe de Dinechin did the initial port of Emacs to the Aqua user interface. He wrote a variety of open-source drivers for the HP DE200C Digital...
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Theme (computing) (category Graphical user interfaces)
produce different visual styles. Aqua (user interface) Computer wallpaper Industrial design Look and feel User interface design Windows Aero Windows XP...
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introduced the Aqua user interface theme. Mac OS X 10.2/Jaguar gave the cursor a glossy rounded "gumdrop" look in keeping with other OS X interface elements...
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OpenOffice.org (section Notable users)
that tracked the main line of development, offered a native OS X Aqua user interface before OpenOffice.org did. Later versions are derived from Go-oo...
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0. In 2001 this foundation was coupled to the Carbon library and Aqua user interface to form the modern Mac OS X product. Several features originally...
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2v3. Mac OS X Server 10.0 (released May 21, 2001) included the new Aqua user interface, Apache, PHP, MySQL, Tomcat, WebDAV support, Macintosh Manager, and...
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such as the Carbon and Cocoa APIs or the Quartz Compositor and Aqua user interface, and thus cannot run Mac applications. It does, however, support...
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its transition plans, PowerPlant was ported to Carbon, with the Aqua user interface on MacOS X, offering a solution for developers wanting to support...
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