• Gyroplast@pawb.social
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    6 months ago

    What kind of soulless psychopath leaves a window of this size unmaximized is the real question here. Also, a horizontal scrollbar in the main section, able to scroll maybe 8 pixels total to see some more of the glorious empty padding, could have been a nice touch as a consequence of the “unintended” window size.

  • StormWalker@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    I loved this theme! I remember upgrading from XP to Vista Aero (later win7) and being blown away! Aero based themes are still my favorite. Windows 8 and 10 looked cheap and boring.

      • BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        They’re still out there technically, but they get jankier every year. The new UI they released… last year? put the nail in the coffin for a lot of the fancy ones, but there are still options out there to skin your Steam UI.

    • Scrollone@feddit.it
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      6 months ago

      Maybe I’m older than you, but I preferred Windows XP style, it was better without the confusing ribbon bar.

      • DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I grew up with XP as well, and while I’m still nostalgic for it, it just feels kinda flat compared to the vista/7 aero theme. Not really boring, but not as interesting as aero imo. Still a vibe though.

        • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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          6 months ago

          You guys are circling around the answer

          Aero looks, better menus (I refuse to believe nested drop downs are peak layout, but ribbon stuff looks pretty, at the cost of useful organization)

          And finally, make it look good in dark mode. We aren’t a print-first culture anymore, and I prefer my retinas intact

      • Xer0@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Loved XP and loved Windows 7. Haven’t like a single Windows OS since.

    • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      No, you don’t.

      You miss who you were when everything looked like this.

      You were young, you were discovering the internet like a new frontier, every new app you tried or new album you found or new comedy website was like discovering a new country. You could while away hours without responsibility or care or trauma, or at least nearly as much. You were not cynical and jaded yet.

      Nostalgia isn’t a longing for when things were simpler, it is a longing for when you were simpler.

      • DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Yes. I understand that and I’m well aware of what you’re describing, that is why I said I try not to let my nostalgia get the better of me.

        I’m saying I enjoy this aesthetic mainly for nostalgic reasons. I am not necessarily saying this is superior to current aesthetics, I am saying that I miss this era, and you are correct that it is more about me than the aesthetic itself.

        That doesn’t mean this isn’t beautiful or pleasant in some way, and I don’t think it’s wrong to enjoy or explore older aesthetics even if it’s out of nostalgia.

        I realize the way my comment was worded made it seem like a comment about the era rather than the aesthetic.

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Fucking Steam always getting shittier with each update! Why can’t they be better like Microsoft’s XBox Store or DRM free like Epic Games?!

      • Matombo@feddit.org
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        6 months ago

        Crazy how Microsoft sold of their XBox brand to Sega, conserding that this single handetly made Sega the biggest video gaming company world wide!

  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Can you do one of these for Windows 3.1 or 95? That would be sweet!

    Honestly, I hate steam (the client) so much. I have a fair sized library of games that I never play because it’s just torture to me to start that abomination of a program. Why the fuck couldn’t they give it a simple, clean, elegant, native UI that doesn’t treat my battery with wanton disrespect?

  • unfnknblvbl@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    I love how all the reactions to this are either “I love this” and “this is cursed beyond belief”

    I personally would get a kick out of this as a skin for occasional use…