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Re:Bring Back Idiomatic Design by layer8 on Sunday April 12, 2026 @05:25PM (#47744681)
Actually, I do. Or at least I do in very similar situations where for some reason there is no keyboard shortcut to submit from the input field, so I press Tab (which moves the keyboard focus to the submit button next to the text field) and then press Return or Space to press the UI button.

Regarding on mobile, I’m familiar with chat apps that require a UI button press to send, and consider it unnecessary friction. It’s a larger mental leap to have to leave the keyboard.

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Re:Bring Back Idiomatic Design by debugnik on Sunday April 12, 2026 @05:34PM (#47744773)
> It’s a larger mental leap to have to leave the keyboard.

I find this interesting! I've never considered myself "leaving the keyboard" on the phone as if I were task switching. When I'm done typing I flow directly to the send button and let the keyboard go. The fact that the button is above the keyboard makes no difference to me as long as it stays accessible.

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Re:Bring Back Idiomatic Design by Skeime on Monday April 13, 2026 @03:37AM (#47748931)
Mobile keyboards also do have the advantage that they can at least change the label of the button; so writing Submit on the Enter key if it submits.
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Re:Bring Back Idiomatic Design by oneeyedpigeon on Monday April 13, 2026 @05:37AM (#47749744)
> so I press Tab

Now you have a bonus problem: how do you insert a Tab in a multi-line text box?

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