It's almost as bad 5 years later then.
- icons on task bar too low
- icons on task bar vertically not aligned
- task icons different size than pinned icons on task bar
- task text vertically aligned too high
- icons stylistically not matched
- system icons unreadable (badly designed, all look the same, don't convey purpose adequately)
- task bar icons on right are vertically all over the place
- task bar mini icons sizing on right is not consistent
- file manager icon sizes all over the place
- file manager bottom bar icons are too low and lack 'breathing room' at bottom compared to top bar with buttons
- file manager top/bottom bar size is mismatched
- horizontal alignment/margin of icons on file manager's top and bottom bars is inconsistent
I could go on and on. People who don't care about these things don't see them. Their vision is not trained for it.
But for a polished experience, even to UI laypersons, they make all the difference.
- icons on task bar too low
- icons on task bar vertically not aligned
- task icons different size than pinned icons on task bar
- task text vertically aligned too high
- icons stylistically not matched
- system icons unreadable (badly designed, all look the same, don't convey purpose adequately)
- task bar icons on right are vertically all over the place
- task bar mini icons sizing on right is not consistent
- file manager icon sizes all over the place
- file manager bottom bar icons are too low and lack 'breathing room' at bottom compared to top bar with buttons
- file manager top/bottom bar size is mismatched
- horizontal alignment/margin of icons on file manager's top and bottom bars is inconsistent
I could go on and on. People who don't care about these things don't see them. Their vision is not trained for it. But for a polished experience, even to UI laypersons, they make all the difference.