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+1  Q: 

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

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

+4  A: 

See the Transparent Panels section of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines.

splicer  2009-04-15 07:44:35
best. conversation. ever. "What does document X say about Y?" "Read document X."
Graham Lee  2009-04-15 07:46:13
LOL... I figured he was looking for the relevant section of the HIG (a HUGE document).
splicer  2009-04-15 07:49:10
HUGE - but searchable (I was only referring to it yesterday) ;-)
Graham Lee  2009-04-15 07:55:20
+1  A: 

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.

mouviciel  2009-04-15 08:01:51

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