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how is it unusual? from screenshots it looks like itunes+pdf reader to me

by cat199 7y ago

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SamBam 7y ago
It's totally fine. It has a bit of mid-90s Java program vibe to it -- large chunky icons and buttons -- but functionally it's the same as any of these programs. I seriously don't need it to be upgraded to a Material UI or any hot new thing.
- agumonkey 7y ago
  Oh no, no fancy stuff. I may just be too used to mupdf/sumatrapdf and very basic gui idioms you know. I think it helps avoid distraction and resource usage.
- jpindar 7y ago
  I think many people don't realize that its appearance is very customizable - you can turn off all the icons, buttons, extra views etc., after which it has a very plain and simple appearance. I get that tiny icons are in these days, but my icons are less than 40x40 pixels. Is that considered large? They look the same size as the icons in Firefox.
danmg 7y ago
I'm not sure what these people are complaining about. You have a search box with a big list box underneath and a preview frame on the side. I guess it's 'dated' in the sense it doesn't use a browser engine, layout everything with CSS, and have icons that match 201XQY's design fad.
- thrower123 7y ago
  I have 32 GB of RAM in my desktop, but I'm getting maxed out on the number of Electron apps I can have running at one time. At this point, I've got a pretty good sample of apps that were native and have now become Electron, and the Electron versions use 8-10x more memory across the board. This is not ok. At this point, Outlook is the least resource-hungry productivity application that I need to use on a daily basis. Outlook!
  - Shorel 7y ago
    Can you list these apps? I am curious.
    - ssivark 7y ago
      Slack/Discord, Atom/VSCode editor, Spotify, Mailspring, Skype, Boostnote... I could go on and on. These days, electron seems like a popular base for any desktop app! See a whole list here: https://electronjs.org/apps https://electronjs.org/apps

how is it unusual? from screenshots it looks like itunes+pdf reader to me

by cat199 7y ago

how is it unusual? from screenshots it looks like itunes+pdf reader to me

deleted 7y ago

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SamBam 7y ago

It's totally fine. It has a bit of mid-90s Java program vibe to it -- large chunky icons and buttons -- but functionally it's the same as any of these programs. I seriously don't need it to be upgraded to a Material UI or any hot new thing.

agumonkey 7y ago
Oh no, no fancy stuff. I may just be too used to mupdf/sumatrapdf and very basic gui idioms you know. I think it helps avoid distraction and resource usage.
jpindar 7y ago
I think many people don't realize that its appearance is very customizable - you can turn off all the icons, buttons, extra views etc., after which it has a very plain and simple appearance. I get that tiny icons are in these days, but my icons are less than 40x40 pixels. Is that considered large? They look the same size as the icons in Firefox.

danmg 7y ago

I'm not sure what these people are complaining about. You have a search box with a big list box underneath and a preview frame on the side. I guess it's 'dated' in the sense it doesn't use a browser engine, layout everything with CSS, and have icons that match 201XQY's design fad.

thrower123 7y ago
I have 32 GB of RAM in my desktop, but I'm getting maxed out on the number of Electron apps I can have running at one time. At this point, I've got a pretty good sample of apps that were native and have now become Electron, and the Electron versions use 8-10x more memory across the board. This is not ok. At this point, Outlook is the least resource-hungry productivity application that I need to use on a daily basis. Outlook!
- Shorel 7y ago
  Can you list these apps? I am curious.
  - ssivark 7y ago
    Slack/Discord, Atom/VSCode editor, Spotify, Mailspring, Skype, Boostnote... I could go on and on. These days, electron seems like a popular base for any desktop app! See a whole list here: https://electronjs.org/apps https://electronjs.org/apps