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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, | 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, a colorful, cartoon-like design that featured three color schemes based on the colors blue, green, and silver. The new visual style was the subject of mild criticism from end-users, 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 ==== | ||