Re:Ask HN: Review DocumentCloud.org
by jdjdjd on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @06:26PM
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It's common to use checkboxes to allow users to select items instead of opening items. You really need to fix this ASAP; it's nice that you want to accommodate power users, but you've essentially made the site useless to everyone else.
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Is 'useless' not a bit strong?
Granted, I had to make an experimental click or two to test how to select a document, but once I established that -- it's set for me.
I find the current selection method not only workable, but very usable.
Don't mean to be harsh, but I believe that many people won't have any idea how to open a doc. I'd be willing to help work on an alternative a better design if the aforementioned approach won't work.