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@samhenrigold terrific writing. Thank you for reminding me how computers felt to me when I was 12.
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@BasicAppleGuy@mastodon.social Yes! When people say the roundrect/squircle icon was designed for touch, remind them of Dashboard.
I'm not sure of the official reason for roundrect icons in Dashboard. I always thought it indicated that widgets were simpler than apps. So then it made sense for iPhone icons too, since those apps were either widget-like or simpler versions of desktop apps.
Simple icons for simple apps (Dashboard/iPhone), rich icons for rich apps (Mac).
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@pheonix@hachyderm.io I feel the same way but also think this change feels inexorable.
What I don't understand is why humans are so eager to build a world not suitable for humans.
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@inket@mastodon.social Also tested on a fresh macOS install, it seems that Dock does not respect NSColorSimulatedHardwareEnclosureNumber for tinting apps/folders, at least on 26.3.1 Tahoe. Weird!
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@inket@mastodon.social Hi! Wondering if a previous version of Accents set any values other than NSColorSimulatedHardwareEnclosureNumber and NSColorSimulateHardwareAccent?
The Dock seems to be stuck on a previous color value, and will not update even with restart/safe boot/etc.
Thanks!
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@inket@mastodon.social It appears to be stuck on 2021 green (int 4) which I had set with an earlier version of Accents.
The Dock is the only area of the system not respecting the new color choice.
What's interesting is if I delete the pref for NSColorSimulatedHardwareEnclosureNumber, the hardware color shown in System Settings reverts to that old green color too. Just can't figure out where it's getting that from.