Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort

Re:Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort by err4nt on Monday July 20, 2015 @12:36PM (#9917177)

> Screenshotting is something that almost nobody knows how to do

I got a really good laugh at this one, a cursory glance of user-generated content online shows tons of people not only know how to screenshot their devices, but are quite adept at figuring out how to share those screenshots with each other and the world.

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Re:Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort by lelandbatey on Monday July 20, 2015 @01:15PM (#9917456)

The people that are taking those screenshots to generate that content make up a tiny minority of users. Most people don't know how to screenshot, and the basic point that you shouldn't have to take a screenshot to zoom into a page is still a good one.

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Re:Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort by err4nt on Monday July 20, 2015 @02:14PM (#9917906)

You shouldn't have to zoom in to a page, how do you use apps?

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Re:Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort by epistasis on Monday July 20, 2015 @12:41PM (#9917215)

The world is a big place, even if tons of people can screenshot, that does not mean that many people know how.

If your audience is just those that can screenshot, and you are willing to block out others, go ahead. But don't call yourself a designer anymore.

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Re:Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort by ocb on Monday July 20, 2015 @05:25PM (#9919205)

Looking at social media, it seems like lots more people know how to screenshot than directly download an image, leading to screenshots of images being shared. Strange phenomenon.

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