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Re:iTunes will never work well by madeofpalk on Sunday September 18, 2016 @11:08PM (#12528576)
Not every feature needs to be immediately discoverable. The default and 'main' way of zooming is the (un)pinch gesture.

Take keyboard shortcuts - they're EXTREMELY undiscoverable, but they're not required for most operations, it's more of a power-user feature.

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Re:iTunes will never work well by eyelidlessness on Monday September 19, 2016 @12:32AM (#12528929)
> Not every feature needs to be immediately discoverable.

Not every feature does. But every function does. If there is no visual indication of how to zoom at all, there are users who will never even discover that they can zoom.

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Re:iTunes will never work well by flukus on Sunday September 18, 2016 @11:11PM (#12528588)
Most programs will list the keyboard shortcut against the menu item for the same feature, that makes them discoverable.
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Re:iTunes will never work well by Natanael_L on Monday September 19, 2016 @01:29PM (#12533086)
Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V works in Android too, among many other classical shortcuts. Try it with a Bluetooth keyboard or over USB-OTG. How about that for undiscoverable in a mobile OS? :)
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