https://www.robinhobo.com/how-to-fix-the-borderless-window-p...
...and then of course you have the dummies like this who probably caused these idiotic trends:
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-rid-of...
The real problem is the lack of configurability. You could change the window border width to anywhere from invisible to some insanely huge number on the older versions of Windows, and everyone would be happy. Now you're forced to use whatever some stupid "designer"'s idea is.
Thanks for those links - I’ll play around with those options to see if I can restore some sanity to my desktop.
I loved SGI IRIX's brutally bold borders, but those of Windows 7 are still just as good.
Truth is, we had knobs and switches, then typewriters which naturally transition to command line, then we had window managers which are like a desk(top) covered in papers. Then we had... well that’s all we have. I guess the next thing is AR/VR and 3D UIs but until then...
A mobile phone or tablet UI I would say is like a spiral bound pocket notebook, as compared to the proper desktop metaphor of full laptop/desktop computers.
It’s like trying to reinvent the book. It _can_ be enhanced, but most of the time it doesn’t change the overall reading experience.
Mac Command+Space search (Spotlight?) is about as good as it gets for driving a ui these days.
As for masking the delays, see below.
I have a problem with this "animations hiding delays" pattern, because it's straight-up dishonest and disrespectful. If the computer has to take time, let me know; if it doesn't, just give me the results immediately. Stop running what would be a piece of background feedback about the state of my machine through a low-pass filter!
Adding animations to software tends to make it slower (a good potential for a self-fulfilling prophecy here). Often enough, the animations are of fixed "developer's best estimate" length, and can take longer than the task itself, slowing the user down.
The whole idea behind "reducing perception of delay" seems to be borne out of paternalistic and exploitative thinking, "how to make the user feel better about our app, despite its shortcomings". Trying to make the user like you more than they should. Instead of that, why not focus on ensuring the user is maximally effective in getting maximum value out of the application - that they're not confused, and not waiting for the machine?
Most of this could be easily undone, but it won't be. Rest assured that whatever is going to cause you the most pain is what will happen.