Stolen Buttons • Hacker News Board

Re: Stolen Buttons

#51

Post by bhaak » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #37

nielssp wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

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.

Re: Stolen Buttons

#52

Post by jonwinstanley » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC

binaryturtle wrote: post #13

I may have missed one by looking at this huge dump, but NONE of the "buttons" I saw there actually looked/felt like a button. Something I can feel that I press it down and it gives proper visual feedback, like a little 3D effect. I'm old-school. :)

Web 2.0 was fun :-)

Re: Stolen Buttons

#53

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC

input_sh wrote: post #15

Too bad they're just static, as the website doesn't copy the hover state or the on-click animations.

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Re: Stolen Buttons

#54

Post by a1o » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC

Are we in flat design for way too long or is this a recent idea and the collection is also very recent?

Re: Stolen Buttons

#55

Post by Jaxan » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #17

For inspiration, I prefer this one: https://uiverse.io/buttons

Oh this reminds me that we used to create buttons for navigation in flash!

Re: Stolen Buttons

#56

Post by donohoe » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

I have noticed on occasion websites with a missing button. Now I know what happened. Finally, closure.

Re: Stolen Buttons

#57

Post by joncooper » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

You made my day. What a joyful, weird, fun projec!

Re: Stolen Buttons

#58

Post by khazhoux » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC

Can anyone comment on the legality of this? By the number I see, this would no longer be classified as simple possession, but likely as intent to distribute.

Re: Stolen Buttons

#59

Post by nate » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC

joncooper wrote: post #57

You made my day. What a joyful, weird, fun projec!

for sure. every day i come here hoping for something like this. something like the old milliondollarhomepage kind of things. i miss that stuff :)

Re: Stolen Buttons

#60

Post by RattlesnakeJake » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC

bhaak wrote: post #51

reaperducer wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.