why user interfaces lack consistency and feel out-of-place on my [platform]
June 25th, 2008
When you design an application to be cross-platform, or if you have decided to take an existing application to other platforms, your first step should be to translate that application to the new platform. In moving from a desktop application to a mobile one, the changes are quite radical and somewhat obvious. Moving from the desktop to the web, while tricky, is still understood as a big change so people tackle the problem accordingly, (generally) paying attention to details. Moving from one desktop platform to another is, unfortunately, a place where many mistakes are made, because sometimes software-makers forget that platforms are different.
