Golden Gate beta 6: more unflattening, please

Yesterday, Stephen Hackett wrote about changes to the traffic light buttons in macOS Golden Gate beta 6. I think these new buttons are a big improvement, and the change gives me hope that other things could be “unflattened” in future versions of the OS. At the end of his post, Hackett has a handy set of screenshots showing changes to the traffic lights (as I’ve always called them) through the years. Apple switched to the flat design in 2014 with OS X Yosemite, and I’ve never been a fan. Other than some sizing tweaks, it’s the same design that’s in macOS Tahoe today. I have a lot of issues with Liquid Glass, particularly on macOS. However, I think that Golden Gate is addressing the vast majority of them. I’d add these new traffic light buttons to that list of improvements. The glass effect adds some dimension and personality. It’s just weird that we’re only seeing them now in beta 6. This change gives me some (possibly misplaced) hope about another Liquid Glass annoyance: UI…

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