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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Oh wow, that was so cathartic. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome, the Haiku one is my favorite
Indeed, 2000s are my fav globally
KDE 3.1 *chef's kiss*
A few really nice buttons there, indeed. :)
Ubuntu 2020 wins, only one dark themed
Dark themes are for people who can't lower their screen brightness.
So interesting to see the contrast between OSX and Windows in 2001.
No wonder OSX felt like the future.
I miss the future.
For me the 2001 OSX looks wishy washy and does not have a professional look.
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.
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For me, Windows 3.x era buttons are the pinnacle of buttons.
What, no BeOS?! :)
Does Haiku count ?