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> First, did you really need to post this comment when you could have just pressed the "+" button to learn more? I'm not op, but I get a little confused/annoye

> First, did you really need to post this comment when you could have just pressed the "+" button to learn more? I'm not op, but I get a little confused/annoyed about the mixed visual metaphors to "expand" + affords "me to add something" not to "expand", I expect the 'arrow to four corners' or the inverted caret. It could just be that I'm not cool anymore and the kids are down with new visual metaphors.

dereg 4y ago
You have a point. Apple's use of the plus circle symbol violates its own Human Interface Guidelines at worst, contradicts itself at best. From the iOS Guidelines[0]: > If you create a button that looks like a common button that people know, ensure that the button behaves as they expect. For example, if you create a button that uses the plus.circle SF symbol, people expect it to let them add an item to the current view. Similarly, using the info.circle symbol in a button identifies it as an info button. From the Mac Guidelines[1]: > plus.circle - Displays additional detail for an item. [0]: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/controls/buttons/ https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline... [1]: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/macos/icons-and-images/system-images/ https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...