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really whips the llamas arse (quokk.au)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/y2k_memes
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[–] 32 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Whatever happened to skins in general, not even just Winamp?

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    CEF and Electron happened. Or, more precisely, web developers decided they are app developers now.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    The Web has CSS, which is like skins

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    You say "like" but you have no idea. The most of the individuality the skin in OP has comes from bitmaps. CSS is only a cool instrument for a few people who can manage it. Also I wish it would be cut out from any desktop web app framework because nobody use it in a nice way anyway, it just wastes resources.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Not just skins. Themes in general. Windows 95, 98 and XP had MS Plus! where people could install themes like this and modify Windows to their taste. And now Microsoft won't let you switch to dark mode if you don't have Windows activated.

    Customization was one of the biggest reason why I switched to Linux in the early 2000. I could apply a single GTK theme to most of my apps, in one click, while Microsoft was moving away from this. Oh the glorious days of having matching themes for XMMS and Gkrellm, with Compiz and wobbly windows. It's also why I stuck so much to GNOME 2 style of desktops and switched to MATE. I took my multiple years to give up on my favourite GTK2 theme.

    But even on Linux now is either white, or boring dark gray. Still much easier to personalize though. I miss the days of ricing my desktop until it looked lit this.

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