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Nitpick: tabs in the multirow tabs example do not change position randomly as they should when clicked

by pxtail

I used this to build my personal site: https://ka.ge . It's a pixel-perfect (and functional) recreation of the windows 98 desktop environment in under a MB.

by pkage

unjokingly I think the fact that we removed grayed out buttons for "the button just doesn't appear" is one of the more confusing UI trends of our day and the sight of a grayed out button warms my heart

by zemo

I really want to make one of my websites use this.. I just can't think of one that would fit.

Also shout out XFCE-winxp-tc, which makes your Linux look like Windows XP. Lots of people know about Chicago95, but this project is excellent for that 2004 vibe

[0] https://github.com/rozniak/xfce-winxp-tc

by OsrsNeedsf2P

Flat design is so ridiculous. Made someone a bunch of money. Now everyone follows like sheep. Sorry for the doomer comment but, like, really. I'd love to say that I'm surprised that we haven't gotten over this, but given it's been... 20 years (?)... I'm not surprised.

Also, the way multi-row tabs Just Work in the UIs of yesteryear *chef's kiss*

by sodapopcan

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  • Hacker News
  • Nitpick: tabs in the multirow tabs example do not change position randomly as they should when clicked
    by pxtail
  • I used this to build my personal site: https://ka.ge . It's a pixel-perfect (and functional) recreation of the windows 98 desktop environment in under a MB.
    by pkage
  • unjokingly I think the fact that we removed grayed out buttons for "the button just doesn't appear" is one of the more confusing UI trends of our day and the sight of a grayed out button warms my heart
    by zemo
  • I really want to make one of my websites use this.. I just can't think of one that would fit.

    Also shout out XFCE-winxp-tc, which makes your Linux look like Windows XP. Lots of people know about Chicago95, but this project is excellent for that 2004 vibe

    [0] https://github.com/rozniak/xfce-winxp-tc

    by OsrsNeedsf2P
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    2024 (471 points, 93 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42056918

    2022 (606 points, 182 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33310554

    2020 (838 points, 211 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22940564

    by gnabgib
  • Something that always irked me about 98.css and its friends was the ever-so-slightly-incorrect version of MS Sans Serif.

    Finally decided to do something about it: https://github.com/jdan/98.css/pull/230

    by akx
  • Flat design is so ridiculous. Made someone a bunch of money. Now everyone follows like sheep. Sorry for the doomer comment but, like, really. I'd love to say that I'm surprised that we haven't gotten over this, but given it's been... 20 years (?)... I'm not surprised.

    Also, the way multi-row tabs Just Work in the UIs of yesteryear *chef's kiss*

    by sodapopcan
  • Author here! This was my burnout recovery project and holds a place near and dear to my heart. https://notes.jordanscales.com/98-css-reflections
    by jordanscales