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This post makes a lot of good points, which I agree with strongly. However: > In other words, what a browser needs is horizontal breathing room, instead we hav
by nixpulvis 5y ago
This post makes a lot of good points, which I agree with strongly. However:
> In other words, what a browser needs is horizontal breathing room, instead we have Apple doing things backwards
I disagree with this in general. Which I'm sure is the general opinion of browser developers. We often add extra whitespace to the horizontal margin to assist reading.
I think the issue is that we are so used to toolbars on the top of the window, we don't know how to squish it all in there.
- yxhuvud 5y agoThen don't put it there in the first place. Instead, take a clue from tree style tabs and put the tab bar on the left side instead. I'm sure designers with proper buy in from stake holders can make it look less horrible but stay usable.
- nixpulvis 5y agoI think the hard part is making a compelling UI which works in all of: up, down, left, and right reading order. Practically everyone will also be dealing with something like 16:9 and 9:16 aspect ratio, so users will need to be able to transition from vertical to horizontal naturally. In my limited experience with side-panel navigation UIs I believe I would find it hard to use with my vertical displays.
- yxhuvud 5y agoYes, those would need a different solution. One size does not have to fit all.