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Also see XP and 7 versions: https://botoxparty.github.io/XP.css/ https://khang-nd.github.io/7.css/
I give this a “10” on the UI usability scorecard.
Did Windows 98 really have such laughably low contrast between text and that dark grey background?
I give this a “10” on the UI usability scorecard.
The UIs around the year 2001 were fantastically accessible. The recent obsession with flatness undid a lot of good practices.
Honestly full-assed implementation. Font hinting is a bit odd with a green sheen on Firefox Win 10...
There are some minor discrepancies. Window titlebars weren't gradient in Win98 - that came in Win2k and WinME. The combobox dropdown has rounded ages (Win11 + Edge) and there's a gap between it and the textbox. The tree view has different widths for "+" and "-" on the nodes, and neither is properly aligned with the dotted lines of the tree. The biggest giveaway, though, is that you can drag to highlight text pretty m…
Honestly full-assed implementation. Font hinting is a bit odd with a green sheen on Firefox Win 10...
(Minor nitpick: I'm missing the combo box, the much discussed genuine UI element of Windows. – Have a look at datalists for input elements.)
[1] https://web.dev/state-of-css-2022/#customizing-select-elemen...
It’s crazy to see this and realize how much current Windows is unusable. I haven’t used Windows in ~10 years and every time I see the current interface I can’t believe someone is able to use it without losing their mind.