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Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by ejj28 on Monday September 06, 2021 @03:48PM (#28437266)
I welcome apps using Electron, most Electron apps I use work great and have nice UIs that are consistent across platforms
Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by mumblemumble on Monday September 06, 2021 @05:15PM (#28438193)
As far as I can tell, Electron is the only cross-platform UI toolkit where it's even possible to get accessibility right on every OS.

At least for me, the story quite simply ends there. No, it's not the GUI toolkit I wish I had, but, if the goal is to develop for the 21st century, then I think that being accessible is the ethical choice. And, given the current tech landscape, that goal is satisfied by three options: Electron, developing three different native desktop GUIs, or deciding not to support less popular platforms.

Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by tomc1985 on Monday September 06, 2021 @06:28PM (#28438823)
I'd rather have UIs that are true to their platform (and all the nice little accoutrements that come with) than this universal, inconsistent crap that works OK at best