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I was looking through the Windows 95-like desktop screenshots and it reminded me of everything I hated about Windows and why I exclusively used Linux during tha
by ksaj 4y ago
I was looking through the Windows 95-like desktop screenshots and it reminded me of everything I hated about Windows and why I exclusively used Linux during that time.
I still mostly do, but the laptop I'm using right now has Windows 10 on it (for now), and I don't even mind.
Anyway, I wish I knew about your project back then. The Motif look is so much nicer. It doesn't have those garish strong colours all over the place. And the widgets are more familiar.
Modern desktops are still better than either option (you even basically say as much on Github) but your project was certainly solid, and an alternative that is so much easier on the eyes.
- usrn 4y ago>Modern desktops are still better than either option If I hadn't found CWM I'd probably still be on FVWM2 (with the mwm theme.) IDK if that counts as a "modern desktop" but I'm certainly a fan.
- sedatk 4y agoThanks! Interestingly, Motif was based on Windows 3.x look, more precisely "Presentation Manager" look designed for OS/2 and Windows. You can see the similarities in how resize corners and close buttons etc are laid out on windows. Windows 95 was a phenomenal success IMHO in terms of UI design, and it was partly based on Cairo which got a lot of inspiration from NextSTEP, but Win95 became so widespread that it became somewhat bland, so I agree in that sense. I strongly recommend the story about how Windows 95 team achieved excellence in the UI design, especially the "Start" button and Taskbar, the things that we take for granted today: https://socket3.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/designing-windows-95s-user-interface/ https://socket3.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/designing-windows-9...
- dTal 4y agoI don't know about "excellence" - I have spoken to a human factors expert who opined that the UI flow of shutting down the computer by clicking a button labeled "Start" is a tad ropey...