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I know this is such a little nitpick for a huge project like this one, but every time I see ReactOS screenshots I notice that the taskbar looks off. Comparing t

I know this is such a little nitpick for a huge project like this one, but every time I see ReactOS screenshots I notice that the taskbar looks off. Comparing this [1] screenshot from the article to this [2] random Win98 screenshot, the start button and app buttons seem to have different margins, padding and dimensions. Again, it's such a small thing, but I (and I guess other people do as well) tend to focus on this kind of graphical details. I wonder if it's easy to fix... [1] https://reactos.org/sites/default/files/imagepicker/23908/Excel_Word_2010_on_ReactOS_r73868.png https://reactos.org/sites/default/files/imagepicker/23908/Ex... [2] http://www.guidebookgallery.org/pics/gui/desktop/firstrun/win98se.png http://www.guidebookgallery.org/pics/gui/desktop/firstrun/wi...

nxtrafalgar 9y ago
I don't think it's supposed to look like Windows 98. Here's Windows XP's 'Classic' theme, for reference: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png
- omgtehlion 9y ago
  Yep, it indeed looks more like XP classic. XP has consistent paddings though. In reactos padding on top of the Start button is smaller then on the bottom. Taskbar buttons (for apps) are smaller than start, and do not have padding in between them.
  - rfoo 9y ago
    That might be some copyright issues here, you can't make a 1:1 copy of the original Windows shell I guess.
    - omgtehlion 9y ago
      Actually, they already have these tasks in their JIRA, so might get it right eventually.
- Meegul 9y ago
  They seem to be targeting NT 5.2, which is indeed Windows XP, so it makes sense to also target that graphical experience in a sense.
  - mickrussom 9y ago
    5.2 is windows 2003 / xp-64-bit. XP is 5.1. 64-bit XP was based off of Windows 2003 code base. All are out of support at this point. Doesnt seem like MP or 64-bit is supported per https://reactos.org/wiki/AMD64 https://reactos.org/wiki/AMD64.
nkkollaw 9y ago
I don't see it, but even if it was their goal isn't at all to make the UI look like Windows at any version. It's just similar.

nxtrafalgar 9y ago

I don't think it's supposed to look like Windows 98. Here's Windows XP's 'Classic' theme, for reference: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png

omgtehlion 9y ago
Yep, it indeed looks more like XP classic. XP has consistent paddings though. In reactos padding on top of the Start button is smaller then on the bottom. Taskbar buttons (for apps) are smaller than start, and do not have padding in between them.
- rfoo 9y ago
  That might be some copyright issues here, you can't make a 1:1 copy of the original Windows shell I guess.
  - omgtehlion 9y ago
    Actually, they already have these tasks in their JIRA, so might get it right eventually.
Meegul 9y ago
They seem to be targeting NT 5.2, which is indeed Windows XP, so it makes sense to also target that graphical experience in a sense.
- mickrussom 9y ago
  5.2 is windows 2003 / xp-64-bit. XP is 5.1. 64-bit XP was based off of Windows 2003 code base. All are out of support at this point. Doesnt seem like MP or 64-bit is supported per https://reactos.org/wiki/AMD64 https://reactos.org/wiki/AMD64.

nkkollaw 9y ago

I don't see it, but even if it was their goal isn't at all to make the UI look like Windows at any version. It's just similar.