Still a Work In Progress
Although the actual Netizen Desktop code is in good shape for a March release, our unified MacOSX and Windows desktop UI still needs a lot of work. Below is a screenshot of the UI as of this afternoon. Notice how we removed the sidebar and relocated its contents above the navigation toolbar. We're still contemplating whether or not to keep that faint border between the menu bar and the toolbar. It seems to have a cleaner look without that 1 pixel border, but for now we'll stick to the current Windows UI style guide.
We still have icons, design elements, and tons of CSS left to do to complete the UI refresh. This release is designed to integrate well with our new website design and especially with the MacOSX look and feel, but it should also look pretty under Vista and XP. I'll post another screenshot as I make progress with the reskinning work throughout the next couple of weeks. I can't wait to get rid of that blue, Windows XP color. It's hurting my eyes.


Reader Comments (6)
I am hoping this will change when we make our 9th release public and turn more features around in a shorter amount of time as we integrate with the web.
Finally we are canceling our plans to develop a Linux version of our desktop client until we gain more resources. We will be concentrating our efforts on our windows, mac and web application.
Thank you for your frankness. It is very much appreciated.