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Re:Maybe we could tone down the JavaScript (2016) by pjc50 on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:52PM (#29705481)
The problem is, as always when talking about cross-platform development, is that you can have consistent widgets OR native widgets, because the native platforms have different look, feel, and interaction standards.

Would it be great if everyone on the frontend could get together and agree what the native-to-browser widgets should look like and how they might be customized? Yes. Would the three warring browser manufacturers change their platforms to make web development easier and lighter for everyone, at the cost of platform uniqueness? No.

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Re:Maybe we could tone down the JavaScript (2016) by jen20 on Monday December 27, 2021 @08:18PM (#29709164)
> Would it be great if everyone on the frontend could get together and agree what the native-to-browser widgets should look like and how they might be customized? Yes.

This would not be great at all. I want widgets on web pages to look like macOS system widgets on macOS, and to look like Windows system widgets on Windows. I want designers to lose the notion that it is their system style, and respect the fact that the browser is _my_ user agent, and therefore must respect _my_ preferences.

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