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Bug: Border radius has infected VSCode editor

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  1. myfonj · · focus · HN ↗
    Rounded corners and pill-shaped buttons really infest UI everywhere, and I never understood what kind of ergonomics they are supposed to improve.

    And fighting them is increasingly difficult, but at least somewhat possible:

    - VSC luckily still supports

        workbench.experimental.modernUI
    
    we can turn off; and if they will be marginally clever, it will remain there indefinitely.

    On the web, we can use userstyles sharpening most dulled corners [1]. And if you happen to have seen upcoming Firefox skin, it is also pill addict's fewer dream. We can use userChrome.css, but web components are making it very cumbersome and fragile, basically constantly adding new custom properties, being glad they are really used [2]. But I digress. I really look forward for this pill mania to wear off, like wet floors, glitters, and similar fads.

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;userstyles.world&#x2F;style&#x2F;8283&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;userstyles.world&#x2F;style&#x2F;8283&#x2F;

    [2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;myfonj&#x2F;f5415dd0580663a82ea18407ef2ee5de#file-_userchrome-css-L112-L146" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;myfonj&#x2F;f5415dd0580663a82ea18407ef2ee...

    1. nine_k · · focus · HN ↗
      I actually like pill-shaped buttons, ever since the times of Sun OpenLook. They pleasantly contrast with rectangular input boxes. It&#x27;s additionally important because of the wicked flat style where clicky things do not differ from text areas and static elements.
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