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Seems clear they are interested in the NeXTSTEP aesthetic in addition to the underlying framework.

• JulianMorrison 7y ago
  He's not wrong either. That UI is older than Windows 95 (which stole and misused some of its look and UI elements, that is an iconify control dammit) but it still looks fresh, simple, and get-the-job-done. As well as ignoring the "flat" trend and the "pretend to be a touch UI" trend.
  • Lammy 7y ago
    > that is an iconify control dammit Are you talking about Win95's "Maximize" control?
    • JulianMorrison 7y ago
      The one that visually resembles a NeXTStep iconified window, yes.
      • Lammy 7y ago
        There's no need for the sarcasm.
        • JulianMorrison 7y ago
          It's aimed at Microsoft.
      • int_19h 7y ago
        The "Maximize" icon in Windows is clearly a stylized depiction of a window with a toolbar, sized to fit the button on which it is. I don't know if it's the perfect icon for this action, but it makes a lot of sense. Why should it stand for iconification, even if Windows still had that feature (last time it did was Win 3.11)
        • hjkgfdfgh 7y ago
          In the context of Nextspace, Nextstep, or Windowmaker, it stands for Iconificaiton because it is "clearly a stylized depiction of" the icon that appears when a window is iconified. Compare the iconify button with the icons representing iconified windows below: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/master/Documentation/NEXTSPACE_Screenshot.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/mast...
  • brian_herman__ 7y ago
    Is there a GTK or KDE competitor that has the Windows 95 theme down like Mate or something?
    • msla 7y ago
      http://fvwm95.sourceforge.net/ http://fvwm95.sourceforge.net/ There are some similar ones mentioned in its Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM95 IceWM is quite themeable and is actively developed: https://ice-wm.org/ https://ice-wm.org/