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Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by RamRodification »

thomastjeffery wrote: post #66
Krssst wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disabling animations makes everything better no matter the OS. When executing a sequence of actions, not having to wait 100-300ms for the device to show some random animation before inputing the next action is a time saver and a removes the "why is my computer/phone wasting my time" feeling. Human reaction time is around 200ms but in a sequence of actions, we don't need visual feedback to move to the next action; it'…

> Human reaction time is around 200ms Even if you are talking about the entire loop, that sounds pretty high. Maybe if its moving your hands in reaction to an unexpected stimulus in your feet... We can tell the difference between 60fps (~16ms per frame) and 120fps (~8ms per frame). Any more than that is a noticeable amount of waiting. It does get complicated, though. What if the information is presented immediately,…

https://humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime

You'll probably see around 200ms. Not saying that's the relevant number in this discussion, but that's probably where the number comes from.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by Muromec »

remix2000 wrote: post #39
Veliladon wrote: post #6

> The mod injects only in the process Winlogon.exe, and exits once the handle of the memory area is closed. It does not hook any functions. Yep. Sure. Going to let a Russian utility fuck with winlogon.exe. Excellent idea.

Yeah, it would be so much better if it was American-made, because as everyone knows there are no corrupt people in the US and every person of Russian descent is a spy for their motherland's government (:

Yes, it would be better if it was American made, because the US government has lesser capability to compell otherwise independent developers to do their bidding.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by mkl »

3eb7988a1663 wrote: post #47
mattferderer wrote: post #5

Can't speak for this product but disabling a lot of the animations, gradients, shadows & visual effects has made Windows 11 run significantly better on the computers I have it on. They didn't seem to add much value anyways. I'm a fan of a lot of the user experience improvements being made in Windows over the last decade, such as Terminal, running Linux, Power Toys features, screenshots & recording, Paint finally gett…

The Win11 screenshot tool is a travesty. It now takes multiple seconds to initialize, plus additional delay in actually selecting what you want to capture. The previous iteration was instantaneous. I have lost many opportunities to screenshot something from a screen share because of this trash performance.

I've been using the open source ShareX screenshot tool: https://getsharex.com/

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by zerr »

m417z wrote: post #23
zerr wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why such a simple UI utility app needed a VSCodium/Electron UI? The author seems to be well versed in Win32 API, so why not just learn the GUI part as well? It's not that hard.

The reason the Windhawk UI is based on VSCodium is mainly for the mod editing functionality. VSCodium with clangd are used for C++ intellisense out of the box. You might say that many users don't care about mod development and don't need it. I agree, and I have it on my list to create a lite Windhawk version which doesn't depend on VSCodium. Note that VSCodium is only used for the UI. When Windhawk is running in the…

I believe those who write C++ have already installed their favorite IDE or editor.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by remix2000 »

Muromec wrote: post #82
remix2000 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, it would be so much better if it was American-made, because as everyone knows there are no corrupt people in the US and every person of Russian descent is a spy for their motherland's government (:

Yes, it would be better if it was American made, because the US government has lesser capability to compell otherwise independent developers to do their bidding.

You missed my point, which is that all governments exist to oppress by design, it's literally what governments are, they are businesses that monopolize violence. Some people, esp. people of the Western world are too arrogant to admit it. Personally, I would honestly rather trust someone who is aware of that fact over someone who isn't.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by venusenvy47 »

oybng wrote: post #25

It's incredible the effort Windows 10/11 users will go to in order to reach a somewhat functional and reliable computing experience via third party modifications, yet Linux is somehow too much effort. Just look at the instructions on that page..

Most of us are forced to use it because of corporate IT requirements.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by Lammy »

rikafurude21 wrote: post #30
m417z wrote: post #22

Hi, Windhawk author here. Nice to see it on Hacker News. This is just one Windhawk mod, submitted by a community member. There are hundreds others. Windhawk was created to simplify Windows customization and to make it more accessible, both for developers and users. For a more detailed introduction, check out the Windhawk release blog post: https://ramensoftware.com/windhawk

I've come across Windhawk before but the mods being just C++ programs seemed a little suspicious to me, how do you make sure the mods dont include malware?

FUD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt

I'm so sick of people telling me to BE AFRAID. If you want to live without the risk of a little danger, go live in prison.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by 3eb7988a1663 »

accrual wrote: post #74
3eb7988a1663 wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Win11 screenshot tool is a travesty. It now takes multiple seconds to initialize, plus additional delay in actually selecting what you want to capture. The previous iteration was instantaneous. I have lost many opportunities to screenshot something from a screen share because of this trash performance.

I agree, even on fast hardware there is a lot of unnecessary delay trying to take a screenshot. My old workflow from the Win2k/XP days was: Print Screen, Win + R, type mspaint, Enter, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+S, Enter, done. Still feels faster than watching my screen fade in and out for the snipping tool.

I too have had to resort to full page screenshots. Such a complete waste for a tool that was Done.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by rikafurude21 »

Lammy wrote: post #87
rikafurude21 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've come across Windhawk before but the mods being just C++ programs seemed a little suspicious to me, how do you make sure the mods dont include malware?

FUD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt I'm so sick of people telling me to BE AFRAID . If you want to live without the risk of a little danger, go live in prison.

No one told you to be afraid, install anything you want on your computer. Personally I just dont want to deal with getting my logins and keys stolen. It'd be very annoying.

Re: Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11

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Post by Muromec »

remix2000 wrote: post #85
Muromec wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, it would be better if it was American made, because the US government has lesser capability to compell otherwise independent developers to do their bidding.

You missed my point, which is that all governments exist to oppress by design, it's literally what governments are, they are businesses that monopolize violence. Some people, esp. people of the Western world are too arrogant to admit it. Personally, I would honestly rather trust someone who is aware of that fact over someone who isn't.

Look, I'm as much an enjoyer of Kropotkin and von Mises as the other guy and torched more then zero regional police HQs in my life.

You are right in principle, but there is a varying degree to which different governments actually oppress people and there are certain patterns of what to expect from which.

I would not trust american company, like msft to not snitch to me to US government either, but the likehood of random shmuk being coopted is much more likely in one case as opposed to another.

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