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Re:Laws of Locality: Where in your UI you should put certain... by ungzd on Monday August 12, 2019 @09:42PM (#20682051)
> If a control affects change across an entire area, put it above that area

If I select multiple items, usually I do it from top to bottom (and from left to right). So I end up at the bottom of UI. And to run action I have to go back to the top? It's even worse if scrolling is involved.

And using gmail, which has pretty bad UI, as example?

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Re:Laws of Locality: Where in your UI you should put certain... by zapzupnz on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @05:14AM (#20683954)
I believe the idea is that the UI that applies to an entire area stays at the top of the screen, like a toolbar. Therefore, it doesn't matter if you scroll from top to bottom, you will still see the toolbar (or perhaps a minimalist version of it to save space).
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