It’s also not really a critical gesture, it’s a power user feature like keyboard shortcuts on a desktop system. It’s there if you need it but you can also grab the scroll bar and drag it to the top to do the same thing.
> This is why I've been hardcore Linux for quite some time.
Good thing Linux has no niche tricks that have to be learned to use it.
I kid, I love Linux, but this is a weird criticism to have of iOS which, interface wise, is far simpler than any Linux distro I’ve ever used.
Linux is "Yep, this isn't easy, but it's generally well documented and talked about. It may take some work to get there, but it won't be mysterious and unexpected like Apple."
yes
they have menus, especially GIMP, the ugliest of them all, but menus are everywhere just a right click away
but anyway you are in a familiar zone: every software is made that way, except, of course, Apple.
the problem with Apple is that they are trying to make every software look like a calendar or contact list application.
that's a pretty low bar for a standard UI and frankly it means they consider their users mentally challenged.
"Niche tricks you have to learn?" That's ridiculous. It's perfectly fine to do a great default UI that most people like without any adjustment -- but it's preposterous that there's no "go in and change just about whatever you want how you want (even if that option is in the way back)."
This is why I've been hardcore Linux for quite some time.