Nostr Web Client

Did a quick test to see what the Bitcoin Core App might look like in the Liquid Glass style. After trying it out in the beta, I don't think the changes are super massive. The biggest thing is probably that there are much fewer fixed bars at the top and the bottom. Those buttons are moved in a little bit as floating elements. And then you have the progressive blur behind them to create the needed contrast. Those buttons are also more dynamic and re-arrange as you scroll, or morph when enabling modes (like going to select/edit in a list). It's like there are two layers now - the content layer and the glassy button/function layer on top of it. Still learning though.

I imagine that adjusting to these is much easier with native iOS, and apps using web technologies to render have a super hard time to imitate those behaviors.

What do you make of Liquid Glass? Did you have a chance to mess with it yet?

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HoloKat 6mo ago

Not updating on my phone. Already updated desktop but don’t see much difference.

Christoph Ono 6mo ago

It's definitely not this massive overhaul as it initially sounded like. Feels more like a logical evolution, IMHO.

Albert Frei 6mo ago

Love the sats symbol ❤️

tank 6mo ago

I like the left one better. The glass feels out of place.

tank 6mo ago

Having said that I prefer the font sizes and background colors on the right. Easier to read.

Christoph Ono 6mo ago

Have you tried the beta? I wonder if you feel the same about other apps.

Definitely true that Liquid Glass is a very delicate style and making it feel at home with other content is a fine balance.

tank 6mo ago

The iOS beta? Not yet… maybe the glass will grow on me over time.

Common Sense 6mo ago

that nominal amount 🤌

KELBIE | sovran.money 5mo ago

The more I use it the less I like Liquid Glass. In Sovran I decided to roll my own frosted glass buttons and thats serving me well. I initially really liked Liquid Glass but anytime I open an Apple app it annoys me.

Christoph Ono 5mo ago

Did you see how they toned down some of glass effects (made it more frosted) in the latest beta? There are some noticeable differences in how prevalent the effect is across apps now. I am curious where they land in the end.

I like aspects of it. Moving elements inline to give the content more room is nice. Some of the glassy visual details are not really necessary, I find.

KELBIE | sovran.money 5mo ago

I did see that but it still feels kinda "muddy". I think others don't see that so I might need to just try to unsee it and work with it.

Christoph Ono 5mo ago

That's how it is sometimes. When you just use things and don't think about them, they may feel just fine. But if you scrutinize hard, you find all kinds of flaws. Good to look at things both from the intuitive and the analytics perspectives.