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I have to pile on the rant - OK, maybe the screen real estate is precious and you don't have space for buttons - but allow me to somehow discover what they do!
by thegeomaster 6y ago
I have to pile on the rant - OK, maybe the screen real estate is precious and you don't have space for buttons - but allow me to somehow discover what they do!
In desktop applications, you can over over a toolbar button and you get the label underneath. Why can't I long press a button in a mobile app and get a toast that says what it does? (I see the sibling says this should work, but I don't remember the last time I wasn't disappointed by trying this and failing.) You're making me miss the useless-90%-of-the-time question mark button at the top of every window in Windows!
- gregoriol 6y agoHover is quick and natural on desktop, but why would you want to long press a tab bar button on mobile? That's long and unnatural. Just press it (quick and natural) and see what it does!
- spaetzleesser 6y ago“Just press it (quick and natural) and see what it does!” And if it deletes something you wanted to keep you have learned a valuable and lasting lesson :)
- mnahkies 6y agoHmm I wonder if this button sells all my shares at a steep loss, guess there's only one way to find out
- gregoriol 6y agoIf a button does that kind of critical action, it better have a better and much more visible explanation + confirmation than just a hidden hover tooltip
- tinus_hn 6y agoAt least it’s supposed to be red