Pink dot in start button

Look closely at the Windows XP start button when putting your mouse over it, and you will see a small pink dot in the corner. You need the silver skin in order to do it, you might have to wait for the little "Click here to begin" box to disappear.

Why does it appear?

http://pinkdot.ytmnd.com/

what the bloody hell

i just checked that wierd. they ust have done a pink version or something. or maybe just for fun they did it.

Moving to tech because its techish.

Anyway that pink looks like the transparent pink for making icons and stuff, maybe its to do with that. But at the end of the day, I don't care.

my guess is microsoft use magenta as a mask colour for the buttons, its common for games anyway

hehe, i might be right, and someone at microsoft cocked up

 

magenta is red=255 green=0 blue=255

Not meaning to sound harsh, but havent you got anything better to do?

Who in their right mind spends their time looking for this stuff?

All I did was plug a topic from one forum to another, jeez.

Microsoft put it there because there was a huge movement complaining about Microsoft's homophobic attitudes.

OMG, its real. Someone at MicroSoft has just lost their job.

I thought this was pretty interesting, and random. Never noticed this before.

That and I have increased respect for Arab Freak since he started using Marty McFly in his avatar.

I thought this was pretty interesting, and random. Never noticed this before.

 

That and I have increased respect for Arab Freak since he started using Marty McFly in his avatar.

Yeah, I was about to say, you should cut him some slack now he's changed his avatar

(I'm not on a PC to check whether that pink dot is actually there or not....)

Yes its true, i can now read arab freaks posts without wanting to punch the screen (Y)

Avatarism.

^^ My avatar in any other forum, too bad this board restricts it.

Hmm its a mighty shame, as its ugly, annoying and boring.

Hmm its a mighty shame, as its ugly, annoying and boring.

Are you kidding me? It matches my mood half the time.

Punch any screen to continue.

Microsoft put it there because there was a huge movement complaining about Microsoft's homophobic attitudes.

Whilst you were probably joking, it is highly incorrect.

To my knowledge, Microsoft have been a great supporter of homosexual rights in the areas they work in.

Oh, and I use hot pink as a colour for transparency when I program on the GBA, as I rarely use it in actual sprites.

My Live Messenger Beta icon has a pink dot as well. D:

Maybe it's a watermark thing?

My msn BETA doesnt have that, but mine has the 2 people not one

OH MY GOD!!

Indeed Blue Ninja0, i too share your enthusiasm for this thread.

It's teh end of teh w0rld as we know it.