Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design (includes Hacker News & Posterous)

Re:Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design (includes Hacker ... by yan on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @08:12PM (#486509)

I'd be hesitant to call it a "mistake." I, for one, like the small comment-number areas because it lets the front page be information-dense. If I did have to pick a gripe with it, it'd be nice if posts with no comments were visually distinct from those that do have them.

I end up using the single-quote shortcut in Firefox and just type the number of comments in the article. For instance, the first post in the screen shot has 18 comments; typing: '18<enter> is usually enough to get me to that page.

Even if I used the mouse to click, is it really that hard to land it on that link? I never saw it as an issue.

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Re:Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design (includes Hacker ... by darkhorse on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @08:27PM (#486533)

have you ever tried to click the tiny comments link from an iphone? it's pretty hard, without zooming in.

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Re:Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design (includes Hacker ... by yan on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @08:35PM (#486543)

Ok I'll give you that. I've been trying to transition to icombinator.net when browsing HN on my iPhone.

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Re:Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design (includes Hacker ... by mechanical_fish on Thursday February 19, 2009 @11:32AM (#487447)

What's even more fun is trying to upmod something without accidentally downmodding it.

I've also had the thrill of typing in a comment using the iPhone keyboard and then accidentally tapping "delete". Thank god there's a confirmation page! I usually blow that confirmation page up to gigantic proportions before clicking on the "cancel" button, to prevent further mistakes.

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Re:Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design (includes Hacker ... by jay_kyburz on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @11:12PM (#486714)

I agree, I could care less about the comments. Nothing but drivel in here anyhow. I'm here for the articles. :)

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