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Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by wirybeige on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @10:33AM (#44237293)
I'm well aware of this issue. I don't expect windows to look the same to each other. I like that the title bar can have other content in it other than just the app name and the close button.

For that reason alone I avoid Qt apps, as almost none draw their own title bar. Qt apps aren't even consistent among themselves in theming/style, for example the only apps that look in place on KDE are specifically made with KDE in mind.

I don't understand where the "consistency" obsession comes from, all these apps use different tool kits and will look different regardless.

Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by rollcat on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @04:55AM (#44245575)
> I don't understand where the "consistency" obsession comes from [...].

Mental overhead. Sometimes Preferences is Ctrl-P, sometimes Ctrl-[,]; sometimes Copy is Ctrl-C, sometimes Ctrl-Shift-C. Sometimes the menu is a hamburger, sometimes a bar. macOS has none of these problems.