SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces

Re:SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces by breadwinner on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @11:52AM (#43763576)

NeXTSTEP's interface (1988–1989) used subtle shading and depth for buttons and windows, creating a dimensional appearance. Its visual design pioneered the use of shading for depth in GUIs.

Microsoft's timeline:

CTL3D.DLL: Introduced circa 1991–1992, primarily for Windows 3.1 applications (not the OS itself). It added 3D effects to dialog boxes and controls but was optional for developers.

Windows 95: Introduced native 3D controls (e.g., recessed buttons, drop shadows) as the system-wide default in 1995, eliminating the need for CTL3D.DLL

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Re:SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces by pseudalopex on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @08:51PM (#43767668)

This is the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy. A 3D appearance is 1 superficial element of a GUI. And Windows 2.0 had 3D shading in 1987 even though limited.

Was this LLM generated?

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