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Re:Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doin... by sparrish on Saturday May 03, 2025 @12:17PM (#43880045)
I came just to find out what a 'toast' is in this context. I'm understanding it's a 'little popup'... is that right?
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Re:Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doin... by echoangle on Saturday May 03, 2025 @12:20PM (#43880063)
Yes, named that way because they pop up (mostly) from the bottom like the bread when a toaster is finished.

https://web.dev/articles/building/a-toast-component

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Re:Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doin... by barbazoo on Saturday May 03, 2025 @01:01PM (#43880426)
The difference being that the toast is real
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Re:Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doin... by beAbU on Saturday May 03, 2025 @01:58PM (#43880842)
A 'toast message' is a little popup that contains information for the user.

For some weird reason a lot of standard UX patterns are named after food. Hamburger menu, kebab menu, toast message, chips/pills, snackbar etc etc

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Re:Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doin... by the__alchemist on Saturday May 03, 2025 @01:06PM (#43880471)
I attempted to explain this using the existing definitions, and they didn't quite fit!
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