Good Looking UI for a stand alone application

[Luc Heinrich]

The Night Blogger <thenightblogger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can someone recommend me a good API for writing a sexy looking (Rich UI
like WinForms) shrink wrap application

No, because such a thing doesn't exist.

> My requirement is that the application needs to look as good on Windows as
> on the Apple Mac

Crossplatform GUIs are a myth, you *always* end up with a lowest common
denominator (aka Windows) which makes your application look like crap on
other platforms. And when the toolkit/framework only makes it look like
semi-crap, it makes it *feel* like crap.

Because, you know, user interfaces aren't only about the look but also
(and most importantly) the feel, and the lowest common denominator (aka
Windows) won't bring a Mac feel to your app.

Crossplatform toolkits/frameworks suck. All of them. No exception. If
you want your app to look *AND* feel great on all platform, abstract the
core of your application and embed it in platform native GUI code.

-- 
Luc Heinrich