A web developer rebuilt their personal website to look and feel like the GNOME 2 desktop from 2002, using Web Components and Lit (with lit-ssr for Declarative Shadow DOM templates). The project uses the View Transitions API for smooth page navigation that mimics window focusing. Design details include a Pidgin IM-style webmentions UI, an OpenOffice Impress-inspired slide decks page, two Clearlooks themes (light and dark), classic GNOME wallpapers, and even mini-apps like Minesweeper and a calculator.
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