Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons
by donmcronald on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:59AM
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Yes. Definitely. A lot of my complaints come from hidden UI components and a lack of discoverability. For example, I think it’s Chrome where the action to clear download items is hidden behind a ... menu even though “Clear All” is the only option. Why not put that right there instead of the ...?
I think it’s ok to have some expectation for the user to learn the UI. As a user though, it often feels like the designers want to impede my ability to learn the UI. I used to be able to click around and discover everything. Now I need to sort through 50 articles of blog spam to find out what gestures or hidden menus to use. Even the docs suck (or don’t exist).
I think it’s ok to have some expectation for the user to learn the UI. As a user though, it often feels like the designers want to impede my ability to learn the UI. I used to be able to click around and discover everything. Now I need to sort through 50 articles of blog spam to find out what gestures or hidden menus to use. Even the docs suck (or don’t exist).