@malcolm@mastodon.social avatar malcolm , to random

Two features I wish would improve are Lists and Private mentions.

Lists is a confusing feature with no explanation or onboarding.

Meanwhile, private mentions don't align with people's mental model of how sending DMs works.

The empty Lists screen displays an empty page and prompts the user to create a list.
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octade ,
@octade@soc.octade.net avatar

should have a subject field for all status posts so that a decent reader can list subject lines only. This view would be akin to a mail or news reader layout with a subject pane and a viewer pane. The splayed-out, real-estate gobbling, all-or-nothing, vertical feed view is highly annoying and counter-productive. This default layout forces users to see every word and image in the feed, providing a sensory experience of total information overload. This mobile-first, low-IQ presentation is migraine fuel.

@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org avatar argv_minus_one , to random

I miss when desktop themes like these were a thing.

I took a look at what's available for 6 at https://store.kde.org/browse?cat=114&ord=latest and…they all kinda look the same. 🫤 The only ones that stand out are the ones that mimic old operating systems like Windows 3.1, and none are as exotic looking as some of the below.

Where does a guy find all the wild non-rectangular window decorations and whatnot these days?

A selection of desktop themes for Mac OS 9. Some are fairly straightforward modifications of the standard Macintosh look, but others are quite exotic.
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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random

I created a cross-platform GUI for the JJ VCS (Git compatible)

https://judojj.com

@me_@sueden.social avatar me_ , to random

Thanks to Christian Zietz, who provided a fix for the Hatari emulator, and especially Skip Tavakkolian, who provided disk images and scanned documentation, we can now run the Idris OS (the first Unix clone) on the Hatari Atari ST emulator with working hard disk emulation.

This is a screenshot of the X10 (not a typo!) window system running in Hatari.

Screenshot of the Hatari emulator running Idris and the X10 window system. Four windows are visible - two xterms, xclock and the bitmap pixel editor.
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@lapnect@mathstodon.xyz avatar lapnect , to random

Playing with RBJ's Audio EQ Cookbook (https://www.w3.org/TR/audio-eq-cookbook/) today, I ended up with this...

IIR biquad filters design tool
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vikingtons , (edited ) to TechTakes in Firefox: Sponsors on the home page and New Tab page
@vikingtons@lemmy.world avatar

Hey no prob - I've swept through a new install of nightly on another system to get a concise set of ideas together (personal preference / UX tweaks have a † prepended):

configs:

about:preferences#general

  • † check Open previous windows and tabs
  • † uncheck Ask before quitting with Ctrl+Q
  • uncheck Use AI to suggest tabs and a name for tab groups
  • † uncheck picture in picture video controls
  • uncheck Recommend extensions as you browse
  • uncheck Recommend features as you browse
  • uncheck Enable link previews

about:preferences#home

  • uncheck Recommended stories
  • uncheck Sponsored shortcuts
  • uncheck Sponsored stories (disabled when you uncheck Recommended stories)

about:preferences#search

  • Default Search Engine: duckduckgo (or whatever you'd prefer)
  • uncheck Suggestions from Nightly (Firefox)
  • uncheck Suggestions from sponsors
  • Search Shortcuts (remove google, bing, ebay, etc)

about:preferences#privacy

[right click and customise toolbar]:

  • † remove view recent browsing across windows and devices
  • † show bookmarks bar on new tab page only
  • † customise gui to remove spacers, add home button

:config

  • † browser.uidensity == 1 (thinner top bar)

falsify the following:

  • browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport
  • datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled
  • datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled
  • datareporting.usage.uploadEnabled
  • security.csp.reporting.enabled
  • toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun
  • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry
  • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry
  • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ut.events
  • browser.search.serpEventTelemetryCategorization.enabled
  • browser.search.serpEventTelemetryCategorization.regionEnabled
  • dom.security.unexpected_system_load_telemetry_enabled
  • identity.fxaccounts.telemetry.clientAssociationPing.enabled
  • network.trr.confirmation_telemetry_enabled
  • nimbus.telemetry.targetingContextEnabled
  • telemetry.fog.init_on_shutdown
  • toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled
  • toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled
  • toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun
  • toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled
  • toolkit.telemetry.unified
  • toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled
  • browser.ml.chat.enabled
  • browser.ml.chat.menu
  • browser.ml.chat.page
  • browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge
  • browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge
  • browser.ml.chat.shortcuts
  • browser.ml.chat.shortcuts.custom
  • browser.ml.chat.sidebar
  • browser.ml.enable
  • browser.ml.linkPreview.longPress
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@Sev4games@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar Sev4games , to random

I've added my GUI package to itch!
https://sev-4.itch.io/spooky-town-gui

And I wonder if it be interesting to add more GUI packages? 🤔

Some game user Interface elements
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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random

Windows-Use: an AI agent that interacts with Windows at GUI layer

https://github.com/CursorTouch/Windows-Use

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
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@itsfoss@mastodon.social avatar itsfoss , to random

Are you still using Top in 2025 while better tools exist!? ☠️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoHXCKBUJz4

ThePfromtheO ,
@ThePfromtheO@vivaldi.net avatar

@itsfoss
Mission center is enough for me

@Microfractal@mathstodon.xyz avatar Microfractal , to random

Got my first triangle oh my god

Microfractal OP ,
@Microfractal@mathstodon.xyz avatar

I finally got exchange of colormap data between host and shader to work.

@screwlisp@gamerplus.org avatar screwlisp , to random

https://screwlisp.small-web.org/lispgames/LCKR-object-oriented-simulation-simulation/

I have to say, I am really, really happy with how the flow into the thirty second GIF reflects my ideal computer useage.

Basically, I write a clim command that steers my leonardo system "like a person does" via emacs-server, visible in the background of the straightforward clim interactor GUI I generated in a couple lines.

@itsfoss@mastodon.social avatar itsfoss , to random

Comment 🐧

Do you prefer a Desktop Environment or Window Manager? Which one, and why?
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Axel1973 ,
@Axel1973@mastodon.social avatar

@itsfoss Look at you young whippersnappers, with all your new fangled gizmos. Real men just need a and paper tape to do the work. No fancy shmancy . 🤡 no really. Isn't a windows manager a component of a desktop environment ?! !!!

@SonnyBonds@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar SonnyBonds , to random

When designing UI structures, alignment (left/right/center/etc) is a property of a component specifying

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random

Whippy Term - GUI terminal for embedded development (Linux and Windows)

https://whippyterm.com

anamethatisnt , to Technology in List of Alternatives to Adobe Programs
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Tiritibambix OP , to Selfhosted in Solved: Help with 504 Error and UFW+NPM Setup on AlphaVPS
@Tiritibambix@lemmy.ml avatar

Thanks for your answer.

So if Docker completely ignores UFW rules, how am I supposed to protect my VPS ? I've never done this before and I'm puzzled.

As for NPM, here's the "ports" part of my docker-compose

    ports:
      - '80:80'
      - '81:81' #GUI
      - '443:443'