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Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

#11

Post by userbinator » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 6:23 AM UTC

n0us wrote: post #2

I kinda miss when computers looked like this.

In a few years UIs will hopefully start looking like this again, as it's a good balance between the current ultra-flat trend and the previous "gradients and transparency everywhere" of Vista/7. The same sort of cycle appears earlier if you look at Win1.x/2.x(flat) -> 3.x(exaggerated 3D) -> 4.x/9x/2k(more subtle 3D) -> XP(pseudorealistic 3D, bitmapped UI) -> Vista/7(extravagant 3D) -> 8/10(flat). Whether the rest of the software will be less user-hostile, however, is still quite uncertain...

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

#12

Post by wiradikusuma » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 6:28 AM UTC

A bit OOT: During my early days of programming back in high school, I found Visual Basic 5 CCE (http://www.thevbzone.com/vbcce.htm). Having previously used Turbo Pascal, I was quite mesmerized by the UI designer/drag-n-drop. I spent countless of hours making pretty UIs, and I just love clicking buttons (esp. watching the "sunken" effect).

Of course, since I was an idiot, I didn't know that I can't produce .EXE using VB5 CCE.

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

#13

Post by raidan » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 6:29 AM UTC

DigitalSea wrote: post #6

I think the biggest reveal here is this was built for a browser based version of Napster linked on the site. Now that's nostalgia.

Looks like whatever was their has been taken down "sry, too much traffic was slowing my local testing down.".

Any insight into what was there?

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

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Post by brod » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 6:33 AM UTC

raidan wrote: post #13

DigitalSea wrote: post #6

I think the biggest reveal here is this was built for a browser based version of Napster linked on the site. Now that's nostalgia.

Looks like whatever was their has been taken down "sry, too much traffic was slowing my local testing down.". Any insight into what was there?

I'm building Napster v2 BETA 7 (or 10) in the browser, using the OP theme. Didn't expect all this traffic though and it's clogging up my end.

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

#15

Post by kristopolous » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 6:58 AM UTC

oh man. as the author of BOOTSTRA.386 you're giving me ideas ...

I'd be going for 1997 windows 95 style... make it truly tasteless like their advertising at the time (http://www-sbras.nsc.ru/docs/ms/vbsdoc/tagline.gif) might be fun

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

#16

Post by sampo » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 7:13 AM UTC

digi_owl wrote: post #7

n0us wrote: post #2

I kinda miss when computers looked like this.

Slap XFCE on a Linux distro and go to town.

> Slap XFCE on a Linux distro and go to town.

I'd guess similar themes to be available to also KDE, not just Xfce. (Xfce also has modern looking themes, but the default is very dated.)

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

#17

Post by themodelplumber » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 7:15 AM UTC

userbinator wrote: post #11

n0us wrote: post #2

I kinda miss when computers looked like this.

In a few years UIs will hopefully start looking like this again, as it's a good balance between the current ultra-flat trend and the previous "gradients and transparency everywhere" of Vista/7. The same sort of cycle appears earlier if you look at Win1.x/2.x(flat) -> 3.x(exaggerated 3D) -> 4.x/9x/2k(more subtle 3D) -> XP(pseudorealistic 3D, bitmapped UI) -> Vista/7(extravagant 3D) -> 8/10(flat). Whether the rest of t…

That'd be awesome. Heck after a lot of mobile use recently I've decided I'd be willing to start using a stylus instead of my finger again so that some of those gigantic [ w h i t e s p a c e ] buttons could give way to tight groups of actually helpful buttons.

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

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Post by brod » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 7:18 AM UTC

kristopolous wrote: post #15

oh man. as the author of BOOTSTRA.386 you're giving me ideas ... I'd be going for 1997 windows 95 style... make it truly tasteless like their advertising at the time ( http://www-sbras.nsc.ru/docs/ms/vbsdoc/tagline.gif ) might be fun

hell yeah, just do it!

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

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Post by orik » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 7:25 AM UTC

n0us wrote: post #2

I kinda miss when computers looked like this.

I've seen this look achieved with the Classic95 icon pack and Mate, if you search for 'Mate95' something should come up.

Maybe if you picked the right browser and set up some user style sheets you could get things just right.

Re: Windows 2000 CSS Theme

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Post by mrweasel » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 8:22 AM UTC

I know this is probably mostly meant as a joke, but it could be rather useful in business applications. You're able to give the users an interface they recognise and feel safe in.