dmd 2.029 release [OT]

[Jesse Phillips]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:40:36 -0400, Christopher Wright wrote:

> Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy at yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:op.usux6bskeav7ka at steves.networkengines.com...
>>> I was never a huge fan of application themes.  I don't mind a theme
>>> for the whole system (as long as it's simple), but I don't want iTunes
>>> to look different just because it can.
>>>
>>>
>> That's one of my biggest pet peeves about modern software. I can't
>> really do the subject justice without delving into a giant pile of
>> expletives. But worse still is when they decide to go and piss all over
>> not just standard looks, but also standard behaviors. Like how the Win
>> build of iTunes will still ignore/"eat" any click that brings it to the
>> foreground. If I wanted that behavior I'd be running a Mac.
>> 
>> The absolute worst of all though is when an app (*cough* skype *cough*)
>> decides that "close" and "the 'close' button" should mean "don't close
>> anything at all, but minimize to tray instead". That should be a firing
>> squad offense ;)
> 
> I'd be killing my IM client constantly if not for that feature. I pretty
> much expect it of any application that's meant to be running for a long
> time and only rarely needing user interaction (such as a bittorrent
> client).

I think he was referring to not having an exit. That is File->Exit is 
also minimize to tray which is not the case in most such apps.