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Re:Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built s... by lateforwork on Monday April 06, 2026 @04:32PM (#47666636)
Love it. But there is a significant usability issue: Lack of signifier (aka affordance). How do I known when something is zoomable? Because there is no signifier, I am frequently disappointed when I click on something and it turns out it is not zoomable.
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Re:Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built s... by ericmcer on Monday April 06, 2026 @05:27PM (#47667390)
that would be more on the consumer of the library than on the library imo.

Like I wouldn't expect any other frontend router library to decorate links for me in a certain way.

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Re:Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built s... by tinchox6 on Monday April 06, 2026 @05:27PM (#47667383)
Fair point. No visual cue for what's zoomable is a real gap. Thinking about how to handle that without cluttering the UI.
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Re:Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built s... by handfuloflight on Monday April 06, 2026 @08:29PM (#47669203)
Maybe an icon on hover or a small static icon but the latter could get repetitive, the hover would solve the repetition.
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