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=== Interface === | === Interface === | ||
Windows XP received a major UI overhaul during development through the introduction of visual styles. Users could change the way windows and buttons looked with the new [[Luna]] visual style, which featured three color schemes based on the colors blue, green, and silver. | Windows XP received a major UI overhaul during development through the introduction of visual styles. Users could change the way windows and buttons looked with the new [[Luna]] visual style, which featured three color schemes based on the colors blue, green, and silver. That visual style was the subject of mild criticism, with some consumers describing the visual style as bearing a resemblance to a "[[w:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] toy".<ref>Manes, Stephen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091008081626/http://www.pcworld.com/article/117427/full_disclosure_your_take_on_windows_worst_irritations.html Full Disclosure: Your Take on Windows' Worst Irritations], ''PC World''. 26 August 2004.</ref><ref>Bright, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140410055457/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/memory-lane-before-everyone-loved-windows-xp-they-hated-it/ Memory lane: before everyone loved Windows XP, they hated it], ''Ars Technica''. 10 April 2014. Archived from [https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/memory-lane-before-everyone-loved-windows-xp-they-hated-it/ the original] on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2023.</ref> Users were given the ability to switch back to the older [[Windows Classic]] visual style from previous versions of Windows and customize the preset Windows Classic color schemes. | ||
==== Windows Explorer ==== | ==== Windows Explorer ==== |