Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX

Re:Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX by mromanuk on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @09:42PM (#31844202)

I’m wondering what will happen if the first UX is ordered by proximity with distance to it and also a way to open it on the map. I think it’s worth trying it. Is a common use case for my searching for gas stations on Google maps

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Re:Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX by bombcar on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:20PM (#31844465)

It annoys me that Apple Maps enroute will let me "see gas stations" nearby but can't do a simple "find the closest McDonalds to my current route" - I have no desire to turn around and back track even if that's currently the closest one, I'd rather have it say "in fifteen minutes there is one a mile from the freeway".

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Re:Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX by cuteboy19 on Thursday June 23, 2022 @01:24PM (#31852331)

How would you make it clear to the user that they are sorted by proximity?

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Re:Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX by mromanuk on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:25AM (#31861409)

Showing the distance at the right of the list:

  First place     1.4km
  Second place    3.6km
  third place     9.0km

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Re:Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX by cuteboy19 on Friday June 24, 2022 @01:42PM (#31866408)

Strangely, Google maps doesn't do this and just presents us with a list without any context

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