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Re:Microsoft is planning an 'Advanced Windows Settings' pane... by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday December 03, 2023 @08:41AM (#38506983)
Hey, don't stop them now - I'm having a great time watching Windows independently recreate every complaint about Linux GUIs:D If you thought QT/GTK was bad, wait 'til you see multiple styles and not-quite-overlapping settings panels from a single company!
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Re:Microsoft is planning an 'Advanced Windows Settings' pane... by number6 on Sunday December 03, 2023 @09:07AM (#38507172)
E-Mail (32-Bit) ... Just leaving this here
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Re:Microsoft is planning an 'Advanced Windows Settings' pane... by Kwpolska on Sunday December 03, 2023 @11:26AM (#38508214)
The classic Control Panel allows everyone to add an icon to it. Most of those additions are quite pointless, like the Mail icon, which belongs to Microsoft Outlook and opens a configuration window you can easily access from within Outlook itself. The modern settings UIs are not extensible like this, nor should they be.
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