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Re:Floatplane – Linus Tech Tips launches their own video hos... by beaconstudios on Monday December 16, 2019 @12:12PM (#21804701)
it makes sense to apply user-select: none on draggable components, or those where the text is not actually text such as icon fonts. But it's one of those instances where a tool that's legitimately useful in one small, specific instance is used more generally without due consideration (or in other examples such as `confirm()` on window exit, actively malicious). I'm sure a better solution for the legitimate use cases could be designed though.
Re:Floatplane – Linus Tech Tips launches their own video hos... by hunter2_ on Monday December 16, 2019 @01:44PM (#21805757)
> text is not actually text such as icon fonts

Which is also hostile. Why not use something like an img/svg?

Re:Floatplane – Linus Tech Tips launches their own video hos... by baddox on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:51PM (#21806488)
I believe the major advantages of icon fonts over SVGs were potentially smaller file sizes and better browser compatibility. I think the former is minor if it exists at all, and the latter is probably a much smaller concern now.
Re:Floatplane – Linus Tech Tips launches their own video hos... by beaconstudios on Monday December 16, 2019 @01:50PM (#21805809)
I don't know - I'm describing it, not justifying it.
Re:Floatplane – Linus Tech Tips launches their own video hos... by recursive on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:20PM (#21806114)
Fewer requests maybe?