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That is not an accurate reproduction of the classic Windows UI. The 3D bevels on buttons and other beveled elements are wrong and make it look more like Motif if anything.

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They should have used 98.css, but with font-face: Tahoma.

https://jdan.github.io/98.css/

Wow, I initially thought that the first dialog box was a screencap of a "real" one...

Impressive!

Pixel-aligned non-antialiased interfaces make it so much easier to reproduce. Good luck emulating current-gen desktop OS rendering on a different software and hardware stack...

Easy to criticize, hard to actually build something.

Thank you :) A real labor of love [0] for me.

[0]: https://notes.jordanscales.com/98-css-reflections

Was the font really the only difference between 98 and 2k?

I think the colors and icons were slightly different, but 98 + Tahoma gets you most of the way there.

The greys were slightly brighter and warmer in 2K.

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