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>Have you actually tried using Slack App without a mouse or a trackpad? Yes, I tried before I wrote my comment :) My experience informed everything I said. >S
by lol768 7y ago
>Have you actually tried using Slack App without a mouse or a trackpad?
Yes, I tried before I wrote my comment :) My experience informed everything I said.
>SlackApp, unfortunately doesn't allow you to be efficient, because it's not meant to be used without a mouse.
I don't disagree it's probably primarily built with mouse users in mind. But nobody here is concretely discussing what Slack (and by extension, all web apps) can do to make their applications more accessible.
>First, it is inconsistent - number of times you need to press <Tab> varies from the context you are in.
Surely this applies to every application? The number of tabs it takes to get to the address bar in my browser varies based on the current element that has focus. Same for my word processor. How is this supposed to work?
- iLemming 7y agoIn browsers you can install extensions that can help to navigate efficiently, but Slack App is not extensible that way. The purpose of the app is to allow an efficient exchange of textual information. Not being able to quickly jump to any thread using keyboard - defeats the sole purpose of the app. Can you imagine to have a code editor that doesn't allow you to change its color scheme? Some may say: "it's not important", but for many people something like that would be a deal breaker. Fortunately we have many IDEs or editors to choose from, but we can't opt out of the Slack app - if the company is using it, you stuck with it.