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Indeed the issue that bothers me the most is the lack of consistency on the desktop across the apps.
I don't mind which design/look is adopted, I just wish they'd implement it consistently!
Granted, the Chromium-based edge is built on different GUI tech, and so naturally will look a bit different, but I don't think there's any value in making users aware of that.. I would imagine most users would prefer consistency, whether it's the look or the design (placement/organisation of menus etc) from a usability perspective.
I suppose it would be more effort to update all other built-in apps to this rounded look, rather than change just this one app to the square look.. That's a consideration 🙂
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GraniteStateColin wrote:
Design consistency is so important, and its lack is one of the greatest problems for MS. I understand that design evolves over time, and so older programs may not always be able to have the new style. That's OK, but ideally things like curvature on tabs for an MS application would use system-UI elements so they can all be the same and all change at the same time.So..among all the bugs and problems and the missing features, This is the problem? this 1 single pixel?
one would need a magnifier to even see that. I don't know why you say 1 pixel can cause inconsistency.
- HotCakeX, It's more than a single pixel (that's why it looks round and not like a diagonal), and I do think it leads to an overall feeling of inconsistency, which undermines usability more than you might think. Those subconscious cues really affect user comfort. However, all of that being said, I would agree that major functional issues are more important. The issue is not that this minor rounded look is bad, or even that it doesn't fit in the OS, but that MS appears not to be giving issues like this any thought at all. That's the serious problem. It indicates a measure of chaos and lack of organization in the company's software product development. Consistency is the single most important facet do to good design, when it's missing, it just shouts to users, "We're not concerned with design or UI."
We don't know that Microsoft has forgotten about the UI, maybe like I said they are focusing more on the features and bugs than the UI, for now. they should prioritize thing of course.
So there is no serious problem unless it's confirmed, we haven't even received mixed signals about this issue to raise any concerns.
yeah it has 1 pixel or 2 left that's why it looks curvy. anyway I bet even if they release it like this to stable, it won't bother 99.999% of people because of this reason:
Opera creates a shiny browsers and even goes one step further and makes gaming browser which is only marketing names and nothing special. they are still at the bottom of the browser market share chart. the UI and all that time they spent on it didn't save them, so definitely this 1 pixel or 10 pixel won't save or hurt Microsoft Edge in any way. 🙂
