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I definitely feel that modern software is more frustrating, and thinking about it, my number one complaint is the use of mouse-over to trigger things. In late 8
by PlunderBunny 3y ago
I definitely feel that modern software is more frustrating, and thinking about it, my number one complaint is the use of mouse-over to trigger things. In late 80s/early 90s software, I could roam the mouse cursor over the screen and _nothing would change_. Now, moving the mouse is like navigating a minefield. Two examples:
- I want to select a bit of text in Microsoft Teams (yeah, I know - it's not my choice), and as I move the cursor to the desired line, it moves over the line below, which causes a context menu to pop-up, which obscures the text I'm trying to select, so... swear, back off, and try again more carefully.
- I switch applications on macOS with the command-tab keys, but I'm also anticipating where I want the mouse to be, so I start moving the mouse too. Sometimes, the mouse moves over the row of icons, which changes the selected icon, and I end up in a different app to the one I want.