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Brian Dear

You know, the #UX of #Mastodon would be that much more friendly if only those "Hide" and "ALT" buttons didn't get in the way of every image in one's feed.

So often these days, images have text in them -- and wouldn't you know it, the text is often blocked because of those buttons.

IMHO the hassle of the buttons' impeding legibility exceeds the value as affordances for managing the image.

I wish there were a user setting to hide them. Skeletor agrees!

@Mastodon #buttons #ui

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dorotaC

I'm used to #mouse #buttons. There was no avoiding them until like 10 years ago or so, where laptop touchpads stopped coming with them.
Recently I got a #keyboard thing with a modern touch pad with no mouse buttons.

Well, I'll just get used to it. Millions of people enjoy them, they can't all be wrong!

The past 3 months of my lived experience without mouse buttons confirm: all those people are wrong.
Whole-pad click sucks. Emulated right sucks.
Give me back my mouse buttons!

#UI#UX#laptops
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Marcel Waldvogel

Officially confirmed: Physical #buttons are cool (again). Maybe there's even a chance for #Blackberry?
«That’s not to say touchscreens aren’t a really useful interface, I think they are. But on the other hand, people seem to have a hunger for physical buttons, both because you don’t always have to look at them—you can feel your way around for them when you don’t want to directly pay attention to them—but also because they offer a greater range of tactility and feedback.»
usermag.co/p/have-we-reached-p

User Mag · Tech companies are clamoring to re-buttonize their productsBy Taylor Lorenz
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Heliograph

just read this and Hallelujer o/`

"Touch Screens Are Over. Big Tech is bringing back #buttons. Screen interfaces require people to look at them, making the 'touch screen' a misnomer.

Buttons, knobs, sliders, and other physical controls are making a comeback in vehicles, appliances, and personal electronics. Engineers and designers are tapping into people's sense of touch and spatial awareness to make using gadgets easier, more fun, and in some cases, safer.

Physical interfaces allow people to use devices without looking and makes interactions with machines more intuitive." - wapo
#a11y #UX #letmefeelit

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