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Re:SeaMonkey All-in-One Internet Application Suite by njsg on Friday April 19, 2024 @08:27PM (#40093355)
User interface design is about designing interfaces that can be used by users.

You can prefer a style, you can customize it to your liking if themes are available (in this case, they are), but if you just replace the whole UI design field with "design is supposed to look nice", what you get might be an aberration. It might be pleasing to some people (but then still some, I really doubt you can find something that is universally pleasant?), but what good is that without being usable? Or if it makes usage much more difficult?

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Re:SeaMonkey All-in-One Internet Application Suite by helboi4 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @08:39AM (#40105278)
Bro design is supposed to be functional and ergonomic AND look nice obviously. Do you think I'm so dumb that I actually believe the first half of that equation should be left out? I was just pointing out how you seem to have absolutely no appreciation for the second half of the equation, which is tantamount to completely neglecting a huge part of what design is.
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