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I don't understand exactly what the writer is complaining about. The thesis of the page is never explicitly stated. I see a complaint, "Hmmm. It didn't have th

by geuis 5y ago

I don't understand exactly what the writer is complaining about. The thesis of the page is never explicitly stated. I see a complaint, "Hmmm. It didn't have the share destination that I wanted" yet the author never states what option they were looking for. I would agree that, via the screenshot, the default options are all over the place and not prioritized well. However, the "Copy link" option is clearly visible. Being a website, I'm fundamentally unclear about what share option the writer could want beyond the ability to copy the url.

boardwaalk 5y ago
The actual share destination isn’t the point, it’s how it’s not obvious how to get to more destinations than are initially visible.
edent 5y ago
Author here. In this case, I wanted to share to Twitter. That would have resulted in the page title and URL being shared - so copy url wasn't a suitable. But the actual destination is irrelevant. How was I (or any user unfamiliar with the interface) supposed to intuit that the panel was horizontally scrollable.
AndresNavarro 5y ago
It doesn't matter what option he was looking for (maybe nearby share, messaging, etc as shown in a latter image). The point being made is that it wasn't in the first screen and the fact that there were more options (and how to reach them) was not hinted by the interface in any way. Adding to that the expected way of interacting didn't work and only by chance he managed to figure it out. From the article: > There's no scrollbar, no handle, no "more" icon, nothing. ... > I tried swiping it up - that's what I've learned most panels do in Android. But it did nothing. So I gave up. ... > my thumb slipped transversely (...) The fucking thing was a horizontal slider!
bruce343434 5y ago
The thesis is that the UI is not intuitive - that's exactly what the writer is complaining about.

by geuis 5y ago

boardwaalk 5y ago

The actual share destination isn’t the point, it’s how it’s not obvious how to get to more destinations than are initially visible.

edent 5y ago

Author here. In this case, I wanted to share to Twitter. That would have resulted in the page title and URL being shared - so copy url wasn't a suitable. But the actual destination is irrelevant. How was I (or any user unfamiliar with the interface) supposed to intuit that the panel was horizontally scrollable.

AndresNavarro 5y ago

It doesn't matter what option he was looking for (maybe nearby share, messaging, etc as shown in a latter image). The point being made is that it wasn't in the first screen and the fact that there were more options (and how to reach them) was not hinted by the interface in any way. Adding to that the expected way of interacting didn't work and only by chance he managed to figure it out. From the article: > There's no scrollbar, no handle, no "more" icon, nothing. ... > I tried swiping it up - that's what I've learned most panels do in Android. But it did nothing. So I gave up. ... > my thumb slipped transversely (...) The fucking thing was a horizontal slider!

bruce343434 5y ago

The thesis is that the UI is not intuitive - that's exactly what the writer is complaining about.