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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by asddubs on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @03:21PM (#30365180)
They could at the very least put labels under or next to the icons.

In regards to touch-readiness: TBH I've had a laptop with a touchscreen, and I never once used the touchscreen on it productively in any way. On a tablet it's a different story of course, but no one is forcing them to do a one-size-fits-all approach. But yeah, my main complaint is really just that stuff isn't labelled. Everything else I can begrudgingly understand somewhat

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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by zozbot234 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @03:26PM (#30365223)
> They could at the very least put labels under or next to the icons.

On a desktop, you should be able to hover with the pointer and get tooltips. Mobile is more of a challenge, but it's not like text would be any better. You can't fit much text in the typical mobile touch target.

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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by asddubs on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @04:13PM (#30365763)
I shouldn't have to hover over the icon to figure out what it does. That's terrible UI. Even tiny text would be better than no text
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