Re:SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces
by dartharva on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @11:25AM
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> Also, do you realise you attempting an apples to pears comparison?
Compare with current-gen GNOME then.
> "simpler" == "easier to find the feature you need", not "fewer gui items to click"
The tabbed ribbon design of post-07 Microsoft Office apps is a LOT simpler by that definition than the traditional menu based one before it, and so are a lot of modern interfaces across various applications and OS's. Neat tabs and toolbars > oblong menus, anytime.
Re:SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces
by trinix912 on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @12:07PM
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> The tabbed ribbon design of post-07 Microsoft Office apps is a LOT simpler by that definition than the traditional menu based one before it, and so are a lot of modern interfaces across various applications and OS's. Neat tabs and toolbars > oblong menus, anytime.
Not when the menus were 15-20 entires with occasional icons and the ribbon is 50+ icons of various sizes (and hidden functionalities - the little group corner arrows). "Easier" also implies easy visual parsing.
Re:SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces
by gjvc on Friday April 25, 2025 @12:44AM
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The tabbed ribbon design of post-07 Microsoft Office apps is a LOT simpler by that definition than the traditional menu based one before it, and so are a lot of modern interfaces across various applications and OS's. Neat tabs and toolbars > oblong menus, anytime.
GUI gaslighting.
Are you saying those elaborate 90s style window menus are somehow simpler than iPad interfaces?
"simpler" == "easier to find the feature you need", not "fewer gui items to click"
Also, do you realise you attempting an apples to pears comparison?