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Re:Maybe we could tone down the JavaScript (2016) by levmiseri on Monday December 27, 2021 @05:13PM (#29707446)
Consistency is overrated. Context is what matters. And context often requires customized controls.

We will never live in a world where an abstract concept like a checkbox can have an 'assigned' specific visual affordance that doesn't allow for adjustments. Such thinking is stuck in the past and won't allow for new/better UI paradigms.

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Re:Maybe we could tone down the JavaScript (2016) by zbentley on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:36PM (#29710045)
Consistency is a shortcut to usability; context is the long way 'round. Don't take the long way unless you're prepared to do so with care.
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