Blue Crowbar Software has announced AppControls 1.0 (http://bluecrowbar.com/software/appcontrols/) for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”). It’s an US$29.99 tool for creating custom controls for use in iPhone, iPad or Mac applications and for use on the web.
It combines ease-of-use with high-quality output of images and CSS code. AppControls renders its text and images using Apple’s Quartz technology, which means that the results perfectly match the look of Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps and at the same time look great in the modern web browsers, says Steven Vandeweghe, founder of Blue Crowbar Software.
“Designing custom buttons and other controls for applications can take a lot of time and the currently available tools often produce images that are difficult to tweak and that don’t match the rendering quality of the platforms that they’re created for,” he adds. “AppControls renders its text and images using Apple’s Quartz technology, which means that the results perfectly match the look of Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps and at the same time look great in the modern web browsers that are standard on these devices.”
A demo of AppControls 1.0 is available for download. Volume pricing is available.
