I saw that article this morning. I, too have had some very serious misgivings about the "app frame", as that's one of several things I absolutely loathe about Windows. (OTOH, one of the commenters on Nack's article feels the exact opposite, so YMMV.) I think Nack has put some of my fears to rest, and I'll certainly reserve final judgment until I've used the retail version of the new Ps for at least a few days.

That said, I do find myself frequently using full-screen mode in Ps... so maybe this WILL be a good thing?

I also welcome the idea of tabs, as well as being able to have multiple panels open simultaneously.

It's very interesting how the Adobe engineers have to weigh out the different aspects of UI. In order to make the best user experience, there are things that need to be kept consistent with the rest of the OS, yet there are times when breaking these conventions might make the best solution. Complicate this with users who have used Ps for years compared to new users that are more used to Mac OS X than Adobe software. (Think of command-H to hide most apps on Mac OS X, but it hides the "marching ants" selection in Ps, and has done so for many years. Which behavior is more "correct"?)

Dear Adobe:
Please rip off the Aperture 2 interface, since you clearly don't know how to do an all-in-one app window. Thank you.

This is Photoshop CS4? There are so many issues with the UI and so many open areas of the window that are not being utilized, such as the double-decker title bar area that should be somehow joined into one. Adobe just can't do UI, I'm convinced of that. Stop making custom arrows and sliders and crap like that, it's not doing anything to enhance the product and only seems to be slowing things down. In fact, while you're at it, you need to completely rebuild your key apps instead of piling on more and more features onto an archaic frame and pushing it out for full price, if not more, each year or year and a half anymore.

People come out of the woodwork at the advent of every new release and bawl about changes in Photoshop that they haven't even tried yet. Then there are even more people who whine about changes 20 minutes after they've installed the latest version.

I've been using Photoshop since version 2.5.1, and I get a little antsy about changes as well. But within a week of using the new version I often forget the differences between the new and the old. If somebody asks me a question (online or in meatspace) about something that is specific to an older version, I have to open the older release and refresh my memory.

By the time the new version comes out, there's no amount of whining anyone can do that will change things, so it's best just to get used to it and continue working.

Taking this software Luddism to the extreme, I still occasionally see people who begrudge Adobe for introducing the concept of layers, fer crapssakes!

As for me, I champion the addition of new whiz-bang features and being able to tailor one's working environment and experience to one's liking, and to have lots of options. And yes, I'd like to see some attention paid to some of the "lesser" features which would make my day-to-day chores a little easier, but like most, the only thing I really care about is that Photoshop works fast and is reasoanably bug-free.

So I say: Go ahead Adobe, modernize the UI, offer more options and all the other stuff. I'll get used to it quickly enough, and will probably find new features that I'll soon wonder how I ever lived without. I'll only start yelling after I've given the newest version a fair shake.

You mac users make me laught.
I'm talking here about the "single-window" interface...
well, great place here anyway...