[tracker1]

As an extension to 4, generations of OSes and applications add to that variability... compare Windows 10, and the latest MS-Office UI to Windows 2000/Office 2000... Very different... the same to a lesser extent with OSX.

I think your best bet is to create a UI that is as clean as possible within the context of your application, and try to map those things that make the most sense per environment (IE the top of window menu vs screen/app menu in OSX) and Some of the placement conventions for menu options.

This makes sense in native-is as well as web based applications. The fact is, with as much variety as there is, there really isn't a canonical application profile that's consistent everywhere... so trying to make a nice looking app should be the first priority over making it look like {insert os here}.

[kitsunesoba]

>This makes sense in native-is as well as web based applications. The fact is, with as much variety as there is, there really isn't a canonical application profile that's consistent everywhere... so trying to make a nice looking app should be the first priority over making it look like {insert os here}.

Looks are nice, but it's about behavior too. One of the reasons I hate web apps and web apps in desktop wrappers is because their behavior is totally inconsistent with that of the OS (and often, of any OS). I really hate this because it greatly dilutes OS choice for all the wrong reasons.