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I want to generally echo this sentiment, for a slightly different reason. I think the "dynamic-ism" of many interfaces has gone too far, therefore losing the p
by Y-bar 4y ago
I want to generally echo this sentiment, for a slightly different reason.
I think the "dynamic-ism" of many interfaces has gone too far, therefore losing the predicability. Some interfaces try to guess what I am supposed to do next and it is correct maybe 60% of the cases.
But even when it is correct it actually slows me down because I am constantly second-guessing the interface and double-checking that what I am about to press is the one I actually wanted.
I wish I could rely much more on muscle memory and that things re-open where I left them. Like a window from a folder _always_ opening exactly where it was when I closed it previously. Or the homekit buttons on my home iOS pull-down screen not rearranging themselves randomly.
Edit: Another irritating example of this "trying to anticipate but keeps hampering" behaviour is the Outlook mobile app. When moving an email into a folder it will suggest three recently used folders and after a while re-arrange them after 3-4-5-something mails have been moved in a row.
- dusted 4y agoI absolutely agree- I want there to be places for things, a fairly rigid system so I can depend on things being in their place, not having to constantly "try to understand what's happening now"