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You might like this: https://nielssp.dk/guis/buttons https://nielssp.dk/guis/buttons

by nielssp 2mo ago

binaryturtle 2mo ago
A few really nice buttons there, indeed. :)
reaperducer 2mo ago
So interesting to see the contrast between OSX and Windows in 2001. No wonder OSX felt like the future. I miss the future.
- bhaak 2mo ago
  For me the 2001 OSX looks wishy washy and does not have a professional look.
  - RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
    Conversely, I want those old candy Aqua buttons back. They were kitschy, but I loved them. I'd say the same for the scrollbars, but these days I'd settle for reverting to them being visible at all times.
    - customguy 2mo ago
      I believe in the KDE / Magic User Interface way, users should decide what they want a button or a checkbox etc. to look like, and then everything should conform to that. And if you really wanted to, maybe made some concessions, and were clever about it, you could maybe find a way so that users define shapes and functionality and a default light/dark color scheme, but applications could still use the "user style" with their own color scheme, and allow the user to switch between that and the user defined colors. It would also have the side effect of ejecting the people who just change things to make their mark. There is no more mark to make! Except making the "style configurator" for the user better, collaborating on expanding the protocol shared between it and websites/applications. You can invent a new type of button, put it on the pile, and hope it becomes one of the higher rated ones that gets downloaded and used a lot, on any OS, in any application or website. That will be a lot less interesting for hack frauds, and software interfaces can finally become awesome and then just better from there.
- luismedel 2mo ago
  For me, Windows 3.x era buttons are the pinnacle of buttons.
Kuyawa 2mo ago
Ubuntu 2020 wins, only one dark themed
- inigyou 2mo ago
  Dark themes are for people who can't lower their screen brightness.
pimlottc 2mo ago
What, no BeOS?! :)
- makapuf 2mo ago
  Does Haiku count ?
jsrcout 2mo ago
Ooh, nice! This very much appeals to the historian and former GUI developer in me. Update: The Pixel Perfect checkbox makes a noticeable difference in appearance. I presume this is because older systems were developed before the advent of anti-aliasing, and were designed pixel by pixel.
jprd 2mo ago
Oh wow, that was so cathartic. Thank you for sharing.
phatskat 2mo ago
I really enjoyed Motif and the general flat clean look that came with eg TWM and co. I do have a soft spot for the candy Mac styles, and win2k is still my favorite windows release
wolpoli 2mo ago
I have always felt that the button in the last couple version of Windows was a bit off. This page confirms it: Old school buttons used to stay in a "selected" state after being pressed, but that was not implemented in Windows 8's new UI.
hmry 2mo ago
Awesome, the Haiku one is my favorite
- makapuf 2mo ago
  Indeed, 2000s are my fav globally
Exoristos 2mo ago
KDE 3.1 *chef's kiss*
ReactiveJelly 2mo ago
GUI design, just like music and film, peaked when I was about 15.
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You might like this: https://nielssp.dk/guis/buttons https://nielssp.dk/guis/buttons

by nielssp 2mo ago

You might like this: https://nielssp.dk/guis/buttons https://nielssp.dk/guis/buttons

binaryturtle 2mo ago

A few really nice buttons there, indeed. :)

reaperducer 2mo ago

So interesting to see the contrast between OSX and Windows in 2001. No wonder OSX felt like the future. I miss the future.

bhaak 2mo ago
For me the 2001 OSX looks wishy washy and does not have a professional look.
- RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
  Conversely, I want those old candy Aqua buttons back. They were kitschy, but I loved them. I'd say the same for the scrollbars, but these days I'd settle for reverting to them being visible at all times.
  - customguy 2mo ago
    I believe in the KDE / Magic User Interface way, users should decide what they want a button or a checkbox etc. to look like, and then everything should conform to that. And if you really wanted to, maybe made some concessions, and were clever about it, you could maybe find a way so that users define shapes and functionality and a default light/dark color scheme, but applications could still use the "user style" with their own color scheme, and allow the user to switch between that and the user defined colors. It would also have the side effect of ejecting the people who just change things to make their mark. There is no more mark to make! Except making the "style configurator" for the user better, collaborating on expanding the protocol shared between it and websites/applications. You can invent a new type of button, put it on the pile, and hope it becomes one of the higher rated ones that gets downloaded and used a lot, on any OS, in any application or website. That will be a lot less interesting for hack frauds, and software interfaces can finally become awesome and then just better from there.
luismedel 2mo ago
For me, Windows 3.x era buttons are the pinnacle of buttons.

Kuyawa 2mo ago

Ubuntu 2020 wins, only one dark themed

inigyou 2mo ago
Dark themes are for people who can't lower their screen brightness.

pimlottc 2mo ago

What, no BeOS?! :)

makapuf 2mo ago
Does Haiku count ?

jsrcout 2mo ago

Ooh, nice! This very much appeals to the historian and former GUI developer in me. Update: The Pixel Perfect checkbox makes a noticeable difference in appearance. I presume this is because older systems were developed before the advent of anti-aliasing, and were designed pixel by pixel.

jprd 2mo ago

Oh wow, that was so cathartic. Thank you for sharing.

phatskat 2mo ago

I really enjoyed Motif and the general flat clean look that came with eg TWM and co. I do have a soft spot for the candy Mac styles, and win2k is still my favorite windows release

wolpoli 2mo ago

I have always felt that the button in the last couple version of Windows was a bit off. This page confirms it: Old school buttons used to stay in a "selected" state after being pressed, but that was not implemented in Windows 8's new UI.

hmry 2mo ago

Awesome, the Haiku one is my favorite

makapuf 2mo ago
Indeed, 2000s are my fav globally

Exoristos 2mo ago

KDE 3.1 *chef's kiss*

ReactiveJelly 2mo ago

GUI design, just like music and film, peaked when I was about 15.

deleted 2mo ago

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