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Tiny nitpick – buttons don't look like that when pressed in Windows 98 (or any version of Windows for that matter). This is what they're supposed to look like:

Tiny nitpick – buttons don't look like that when pressed in Windows 98 (or any version of Windows for that matter). This is what they're supposed to look like: https://imgur.com/a/iFMJCER https://imgur.com/a/iFMJCER (98.css on top, Windows 98 below) As far as I'm aware, the only buttons that look like that when pressed are the Start menu button and taskbar buttons. Similarly, buttons are supposed to have a black border in addition to the dotted outline when they're focused.

orthoxerox 4y ago
I think the thick black border marks the "default dialog button", not focus.
- nielssp 4y ago
  It does both. Black border alone marks the default button in the dialog (unless another button is focused), black border + dotted outline marks focus. I double checked in a VM running Windows 98 earlier today. I suspect some of these 9x recreations are based solely on screenshots, in which details like active and focus states are not obvious.
  - quietbritishjim 4y ago
    To put it another way: * Thick black border indicates which button would be pressed if you hit enter. This is the focused button, or the default button if no button currently has focus. * Dashed border indicates which button or other control currently has focus; this button is pressed if you hit space (but if another control has focus then space does not press the default button).
prezjordan 4y ago
Good catch - You can probably tell which parts I took from Microsoft Windows User Experience [0] and which I built while eyeing my VM. Unsure why there's a discrepancy. You're probably right re: taskbar buttons. https://i.imgur.com/dxOYj2Y.png https://i.imgur.com/dxOYj2Y.png https://i.imgur.com/X3DJ50T.png https://i.imgur.com/X3DJ50T.png [0] https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Experience-Professional-Editions/dp/0735605661 https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Experience-Professi...
- xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
  Probably a design bug in win98! I love that you used the book as reference. Incredible stuff.

orthoxerox 4y ago

I think the thick black border marks the "default dialog button", not focus.

nielssp 4y ago
It does both. Black border alone marks the default button in the dialog (unless another button is focused), black border + dotted outline marks focus. I double checked in a VM running Windows 98 earlier today. I suspect some of these 9x recreations are based solely on screenshots, in which details like active and focus states are not obvious.
- quietbritishjim 4y ago
  To put it another way: * Thick black border indicates which button would be pressed if you hit enter. This is the focused button, or the default button if no button currently has focus. * Dashed border indicates which button or other control currently has focus; this button is pressed if you hit space (but if another control has focus then space does not press the default button).

prezjordan 4y ago

Good catch - You can probably tell which parts I took from Microsoft Windows User Experience [0] and which I built while eyeing my VM. Unsure why there's a discrepancy. You're probably right re: taskbar buttons. https://i.imgur.com/dxOYj2Y.png https://i.imgur.com/dxOYj2Y.png https://i.imgur.com/X3DJ50T.png https://i.imgur.com/X3DJ50T.png [0] https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Experience-Professional-Editions/dp/0735605661 https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Experience-Professi...

xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
Probably a design bug in win98! I love that you used the book as reference. Incredible stuff.