Are there any guidelines for appropriate use of the Black HUD UI in OS X?

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Does anyone know what the HIG are saying about the black HUD UI in OS X?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '09 at 07:44

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answered Apr 15 '09 at 07:44

splicer

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best. conversation. ever. "What does document X say about Y?" "Read document X." – Apr 15 '09 at 07:46
LOL... I figured he was looking for the relevant section of the HIG (a HUGE document). – splicer Apr 15 '09 at 07:49
HUGE - but searchable (I was only referring to it yesterday) ;-) – Apr 15 '09 at 07:55

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '09 at 08:01

Basically HIG say that black HUD UI is named a transparent panel.

Its role is the same as a standard panel, i.e., an auxiliary window that offers some controls related to the current document.

Its look is as discrete as possible, in particular in highly visual applications.

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