Cs16.css
Dev tools
css library
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How HN took it
26 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score +0.63.
Design: 14 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic and fun, reminds commenters of childhood gaming
From 4 comments
NOSTALGIA! Awesome job!
phplovesong on HNThat's my childhood.
simlevesque on HNThis is the kind of thing I browse Hacker News for. Well done.
fourseventy on HNGuys will see this and just think "Hell yeah"
Dilettante_ on HN
Clean, distinctive look
From 3 comments
Awesome Though I am not a gamer I have seen my son playing different games, I loved it not because it belonged to a certain game but because it is clean and different. Are there…
pknerd on HNI really like this asthetic.
giancarlostoro on HNThis is really excellent. It could use some styles for tables.
nonethewiser on HN
Useful for personal sites and projects
From 3 comments
As some one who used to play CS 1.6 for countless hours as a teenager, this is amazing and I can’t wait to use this for a fun project.
petarb on HNcoolest thing i found out today, gotta redesign my personal sites using this.
steve_aldrin on HNThis is so epic. Makes me want to create web pages myself which I never really have to date.
pachouli-please on HN
Objections
Some find the Windows 95 theme in the collection poor
From 1 comment
That 95 theme is terrible. May as well use the 98 theme.
MortyWaves on HN
Requests
Add table styles
From 1 comment
This is really excellent. It could use some styles for tables.
nonethewiser on HN
Add a vim colorscheme generator from the CSS colours
From 1 comment
Is there a way to generate a vim colorscheme given the background and foreground as used in this CSS?
sonvv on HN
Questions
Why not use progress or meter elements for the progress bar
From 1 comment
Why you didn't use progress or meter for progress bar?
dvh on HN
Are there lightweight CSS UI libraries with tabs and trees
From 1 comment
What are the best lightweight CSS UI libraries containing widgets like tabs, trees, etc.? I don't have webdev experience (only GTK, etc.), but I need to write a web dashboard. I…
HexDecOctBin on HN
Alternatives named
Other retro CSS libraries like 98.css, XP.css, NES.css
From 1 comment
I've been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to expand my collection! https://alexbsoft.github.io/win95.css/ windows 95 https://botoxparty.github.io/XP.css/ windows xp…
culi on HN
Tailwind, Bootstrap, classless CSS, Shoelace
From 3 comments
Tailwind might not be the most perfect fit, but it's "just" CSS.
oorza on HNI suppose its not the most lightweight, and it's considered outdated by many but I actually think Bootstrap is great for your use case. It uses classes to style html inline and…
nonethewiser on HNDashboards, tabs, trees, ... usually require at least some JavaScript to work properly. For some components, you may be able to use hacks around that. But I would generally not…
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