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by ravenstine 962 days ago
1997: Now you can completely customize the window UI with any colors you like!

2023: We have no plans to have our UI not blind you past 8pm.
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paulryanrogers 962 days ago
That's because before Mac OS X theming was nearly free for apps, so long as they didn't override colors from the OS widgets.

Once Apple started dictating UI fashion you'll take it as is or inverted. If you have different needs then go pound sand. After a decade or so they suddenly discovered dark modes are a thing.

The move to the web also took some pressure off because you can override colors in your browser ... Unless you have a per-app browser locked inside Electron or similar.

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EMIRELADERO 962 days ago
Thank god some (native desktop) software is still sane about this. Look at Blender's granularity! https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/142666/how-can-i...
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mixmastamyk 962 days ago
Windows 3.1 had Hot Dog Stand and was very configurable. ~1991.
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